Northern Staffordshire Community Falls Coordinator Service

Contract summary

Industry

• Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

PROJECT 472 OJEU 2016/S 226-411683

Published date

30 June 2017

Closing date

12 July 2017

Contract start date

3 April 2018

Contract end date

2 April 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

On behalf of the two CCGs in Northern Staffordshire , population circa 514,000 , North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent CCGs wish to commission a Community Falls Service for the North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent CCG population.
The Community Falls Service will be expected to reduce individuals falls risks, improve patients' health outcomes and support people to live independently for longer.
To minimise the harm due to falls and the number of associated hospital admissions there is a requirement to focus on prevention both primary and secondary. An effective Ccommunity Falls Sservice will coordinate care and will work with a range of organisations to ensure that patients at risk of falling are identified, preventative interventions are delivered and that for those that do fall, multifactorial care plans are in place.
In order to deliver the full requirements of the service specification, potential bidders may wish to consider a Prime Provider model and interested parties will need to consider formal partnership arrangements prior to the submission of a collaborative bid.
• The contract duration will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 12 month period. This Tender is subject to the Light-Touch Regime as set out in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Annex A).

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More information

Additional text

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process. Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk Candidates wishing to be considered must be registered on the portal providing additional procurement-specific information (by registering on the Bravo portal): i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. Ii) For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk. Once registered, candidates need to express their expression of interest by a) emailing the relevant information to Roman Klimczak (E-mail: r.klimczak@nhs.net The following information must be stated in the email: Organisation Name; Organisation Address; Telephone number; Email Address; Website Address; Organisation Type. You must submit your reply by email by the deadline stated (12.07.2017)
This advert is a repeat of the notice issued in November 2016 inviting potential Providers to an engagement event. In this notice we request those interested parties to re-confirm their interest in bidding for this service.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Roman Klimczak

Address

Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Fenton
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
England

Email

r.klimczak@nhs.net