Published date: 3 November 2016

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: 1 December 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£1,200,000 to £2,050,000

Procurement reference

P0138

Published date

3 November 2016

Closing date

1 December 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

1 March 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?

No

Description

The aim of the service is to review the use of medicines for patients with complex care needs being prescribed multiple medicines to ensure they are receiving 'appropriate polypharmacy'.
Appropriate polypharmacy is defined as "prescribing for an individual for complex conditions or for multiple conditions in circumstances where medicine use has been optimised and where the medicines are prescribed according to best evidence".
Polypharmacy is a term generally understood to refer to the concurrent use of multiple (usually 4 or more) medications by one individual. Polypharmacy is widespread and increasingly common occurring in primary and secondary care and in care homes. The occurrence of polypharmacy has risen dramatically over the last few decades driven by:
1) the growth of an ageing and increasingly frail population
2) the increasing prevalence of multi-morbidity, where patients may be living with several long-term conditions often compounded by disability and/or frailty.
3) the increasing use of technology and technologically advanced medicine, which means that a greater number of conditions can be treated medically.
4) Guidelines driven prescribing.

Polypharmacy is not an issue exclusively related to older people and it is important that medication reviews are undertaken regularly, especially for the higher risk patients to ensure that their medication regime is appropriate to their needs and that the perspective of the patient is taken into account when taking multiple medicines.

More information

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How to apply
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box

3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk help@bravosolution.co.uk.

Please note the closing date for bids to be submitted is 12:00 Noon on Thursday 1 December 2016.

About the buyer

Contact name

James Allen

Address

www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Willerby
HU10 6DT
England

Email

james.allen.procurement@gmail.com

Website

www.nhssourcing.co.uk