Published date: 4 April 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 April 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

NHS/SoEPS/16.276

Published date

4 April 2018

Closing date

6 April 2017

Contract start date

1 July 2017

Contract end date

1 July 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

NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of NHS Swale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Commissioner) is commencing an AQP Offer for the provision of a GP Direct Access Adult Hearing Service for NHS Swale CCG patients.

The aim is to provide a comprehensive service for adults experiencing hearing and communication difficulties who feel they might benefit from hearing assessment and rehabilitation including the option of trying hearing aids with aftercare and support, in line with the National Commissioning Framework, other national guidance and local requirements.

All providers of Adult Hearing Services must ensure that there are local arrangements for referral into more specialist medical services in line with British Academy of Audiology (BAA) Guidelines for Direct Referral of Adults with Hearing Difficulty to Audiology Services (2016 - currently in draft) and British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA) Protocol and Criteria for Referral for Medical or other Specialist Opinion (2011).

The purpose of the Adult Hearing Service is to ensure:

• Equitable access to high and consistent quality care for all people using the service;
• A safe hearing service that conforms to the accreditation standards set out in the Improving Quality In Physiological Diagnostic Services (IQIPS) Accreditation Scheme;
• The service should also recognise published clinical guidelines and good practice

The CCG will have regular performance meetings (quarterly) with accredited AQP providers to review performance of the service. Please note that as this is an AQP there are no guaranteed or indicative volumes of activity within the contract.

Please access the procurement documents for further information.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

AQP (Any Qualified Provider) GP Direct Access Adult Hearing Service - NHS Swale CCG - NHS/SoEPS/16.276

  • Opportunity
  • Published 7 March 2017

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Links

Additional text

Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning.
The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Thursday 6th April 2017 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00pm and any unsubmitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.
Project title: AQP (Any Qualified Provider) GP Direct Access Adult Hearing Service - NHS Swale CCG, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9am to 6pm) or email support@in-tend.co.uk.
All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.

Award information

Awarded date

9 June 2017

Contract start date

1 July 2017

Contract end date

1 July 2020

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 5 suppliers.

Hidden Hearing Ltd

Address

Meadow House,
Medway Street,
Maidstone,
Kent,
ME15 1HL

Reference

None

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Zero value contract

Memorial Medical Centre

Address

Memorial Hospital,
Bell Road,
Sittingbourne,
Kent
ME10 4XX

Reference

None

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Zero value contract

Scrivens Ltd

Address

Scrivens House,
60 Islington Row Middleway,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 1PH

Reference

None

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Zero value contract

Specsavers Hearcare Group Limited

Address

Central Contracts Team (NHS),
La Villiaze,
St Andrews,
Guernsey,
Channel Islands GY6 8YP

Reference

None

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Zero value contract

Sussex Health Care Audiology Ltd

Address

Boldings Brook Academy,
Dorking Road,
Horsham,
West Sussex,
RH12 3RZ

Reference

None

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Zero value contract

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Devine

Address

36 - 38 Friars Walk
Lewes
BN7 2PB
England

Email

laura.devine@soeprocurement.nhs.uk