Published date: 30 November 2020

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 18 December 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Procurement reference

L-20-11

Published date

30 November 2020

Closing date

18 December 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS East Lancashire CCG on behalf of Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS (Excluding Blackpool CCG) are seeking Expressions of Interest for an adult ADHD service. There is currently an interim service in place.

The aim of the service is to:
• Reduce waiting times for initial assessment
• Undertake annual patient reviews
• Ensure smooth and supportive transitions from CAMHS and Paediatric services
• Provide support for Primary Care colleagues and reduce the burden on physical health monitoring
• Issue prescriptions in accordance with correct implementation of shared care agreements
• Ensure that systems are in place to effectively process patient data and capture timely and accurate data to support monitoring of service quality in accordance with the agreed contract and national guidance.

The deadline to submit written expressions of interest via the Bravo eProcurement system is 12pm on Friday 18th December 2020.

All communication for this Expression should be directed to Lindsay Nuttall via the Bravo eProcurement system.

The commissioners will use the information from the Expression of Interest to inform any future decisions in relation to commissioning of the services, with the potential to proceed with an Invitation to Tender for a service start during 2021.

If a tender process is conducted this will be through the Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) e-sourcing portal and full details of how to access the tender will be provided to interested providers.

To access the documentation and express your interest please use the link to the Bravo e-procurement portal provided at section 5.

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All potential providers are encouraged to read the questions on the Bravo eProcurement Portal and to provide written feedback as directed.
To express an interest in the tender opportunity please complete the online questionnaire and submit it through the Bravo eProcurement Portal, providing the details of your organisation's name, address, telephone and email contact details together with your response to the questions, within the stated timescales.
In the event that the commissioners proceed to an Invitation to Tender stage all providers who expressed interest in the tender will be notified of the procurement process which will be conducted through MLCSU's e-sourcing portal https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
The information provided by potential bidders will be reviewed and will be used to inform the future Commissioning Intentions of the CCGs when commissioning ADHD services.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lindsay Nuttall

Address

Leyland House, Lancashire Way
Preston
PR26 6TY
England

Telephone

07747565704

Email

mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net