Published date: 11 May 2022

This notice was replaced on 6 September 2022

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Opportunity (published 6 September 2022, last edited 27 September 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

WR3 7NS

Value of contract

£799,000

Procurement reference

tender_300450/1069575

Published date

11 May 2022

Approach to market date

4 July 2022

Contract start date

2 January 2023

Contract end date

2 January 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a future opportunity notice to inform potential bidding organisations that NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group plans to issue tender documentation for the provision of a Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology Service. It is expected that the tender opportunity will be published shortly.
The overall aim of the service will be to provide a safe, flexible and efficient community-based Ophthalmology Service for patients aged 16 years and over who are registered with a GP Practice within the County of Worcestershire, UK. For clarity, other commissioned service arrangements are in place for people who are registered with a GP Practice within the County of Herefordshire, ensuring that the local health population is appropriately managed. A senior clinician (MRC Ophth (part 3) and FRC Ophth (fellowship assessment) CCST) is expected to have overall responsibility for the clinical oversight of this proposed service at all times. NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group intends to award one contract, and the proposed procurement process will fall under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime (LTR).
The proposed contract duration is expected to be 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12-month period subject to mutual agreement. The contract is interim in nature as the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care System works together to determine the most effective pathways for the care of patients with eye health conditions. The intention is that the provider(s) of this service will be part of the discussions and development of new and revised pathways for the Worcestershire place-based population.
The indicative budget for the service is expected to be approximately £799,000 per annum. Payments will be in accordance with local tariffs for Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology service provision. Further details will be provided when the forthcoming tender opportunity is published. NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group is not bound by any indicative dates nor figures stated above. Interested parties are advised to check for the forthcoming tender opportunity in the Find a Tender website, and in the UK Contracts Finder website, in which full details of how to submit a tender response will be provided once the opportunity is published in due course.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lyle Lloyd, MCIPS, Senior Procurement Officer

Address

The Coach House, John Comyn Drive, Perdiswell,
Worcester
WR3 7NS
England

Email

lyle.lloyd@nhs.net