Published date: 19 January 2018

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: 26 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£1,003,812

Procurement reference

PR002286-2

Published date

19 January 2018

Closing date

26 February 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) is seeking expressions of interest for an Integrated Urgent Eye Care and Referral Refinement Service within Oxfordshire.

The Urgent Eye Care element is to offer same day appointments (where required), triage, diagnosis and treatment for minor eye conditions relating to flashes and floaters, visual disturbance, red eye and lid swelling who have had symptoms in the last 6 weeks and are over 6 years of age.
The service will be made available in at least 6 locations, with at least 1 in each Oxfordshire locality (North, North East, West, City, South East and South West). Locations must be geographically convenient and easily accessible via public transport and patients' own transport, for example Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Witney, Abingdon and Wallingford.
The Referral Refinement element will offer repeat IOP pressure readings, visual field testing for query glaucoma referrals. It will also offer colour fundus photography for a small number of referrals from Ophthalmologists triaging referrals.

The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years and will likely commence on the 1st September 2018.

The contract will have a total contract value of £334,604 per annum and is intended to operate on activity based payments.

Expressions of interest will be accepted from either a consortiums, a lead provider with sub-contractors, or individual organisations.

Expressions of interest, including completed ITT responses must be received by 12 noon on the 26.02.2018. Further information regarding this requirement, including a copy of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) can be found on our e-procurement portal:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home.

About the buyer

Contact name

Donna Harrington

Address

Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive
Oxford Business Park South
Oxford
OX4 2LH
England

Email

donnaharrington@nhs.net