Published date: 28 March 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hospital and related services - 85110000

  • Medical hospital services - 85111200

  • Blood analysis services - 85111810

    • General-practitioner services - 85121100

Location of contract

PO30 5XW

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

F9476 (2)

Published date

28 March 2017

Closing date

3 May 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group has published the PIN notice as a call for competition. The overall aim of the service is to provide patient initiation of anticoagulation therapy, on-going monitoring and management of patients who require anticoagulation therapy in the community aged 18 years and over. Patients must be registered with a GP practice on the Isle of Wight, including temporary residents.

The Objectives of the service are:
To Offer clinically safe and cost effective, patient initiation, monitoring and management of patients undergoing oral anticoagulation therapy, to ensure optimum INR control, reduce complications and reduce unnecessary attendance to secondary care.
To provide optimal management of INR control and the need for continuation of therapy to be reviewed regularly and discontinued or changed where appropriate.
To ensure patients who present with complex anticoagulation issues in the community are referred to secondary care for further advice and guidance.
To implement the recommendations of NICE and the NPSA, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) guidance on anticoagulation management to demonstrate a safe and risk- managed service.
To improve convenience and accessibility to testing facilities for patients, by offering increased choice of location, Patient self-testing, extended hours' availability, domiciliary initiation and management to housebound patients.
Provide comprehensive and ongoing education for patients, improving their understanding of their condition and anticoagulation therapy.
Respond appropriately and flexibly to developments in national clinical guidance for anticoagulation therapy, updating protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as required.
Ensure consistency of care and a common standard across the whole Island to ensure no patient suffers inequalities of care.
Ensure minimised risk to patients through nationally accredited training of staff, systems maintenance and contingency planning.

The specification documents are attached for your information.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Carolyne Manyuira

Address

St Cross Business Park
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5XW
United Kingdom

Telephone

01489 779175

Email

carolyne.manyuira@soeprocurement.nhs.uk