Published date: 16 November 2015

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: 14 January 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£32,000,000 to £35,000,000

Procurement reference

L-15-04

Published date

16 November 2015

Closing date

14 January 2016

Contract start date

1 September 2016

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Greater Preston and Chorley and South Ribble CCG's is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver an Integrated Urgent Care Service which shall include Urgent Care Centres (UCC), GP Home visiting services
(during traditional out of hours (OOH) periods) , Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Services and in conjunction with North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) a Pathways Alternative to Transport Service (PATS) to their populations from facilities co located with the Emergency Departments (ED) of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at Royal Preston and Chorley District Hospitals.
The CCG's wish to appoint a single (prime) provider to deliver the services across the combined CCG areas.
Co-located at the existing Emergency Departments at Royal Preston and Chorley District Hospitals, walk in patients will access the UCC and Emergency Departments through the same entrance and reception/waiting areas at each location. Patients will also access the DVT and attend pre booked face to face appointments during traditional GP OOH periods (as Urgent Centre attendances) through this single entrance. The remaining GP Home visiting and NWAS PATS will also be based out of the same facilities.
Locally patients will access Urgent Care Services during the traditional OOH periods via "111", and PATS via referral from NWAS after the patients most usually contacting "111" in the first instance.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Roocroft

Address

Jubilee House,
Lancashire Business Park,
Leyland,
PR26 6TR
England

Email

rachel.roocroft@nhs.net