Published date: 9 April 2021

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: 10 May 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice services - 85121000

Location of contract

DN4 5HZ

Value of contract

£381,200 to £571,800

Procurement reference

tender_270120/949760

Published date

9 April 2021

Closing date

10 May 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

1.8 The aim of this procurement is to deliver the diagnostic skills of Consultant Dermatologists directly to GP Practices through a tele-dermatology app. Once advice is deemed necessary by the Primary Care Clinician, every skin related referral can be sent through this channel using practice Healthcare Assistants and administration staff to upload the patients present history and photographs.

Where a patient is unable to attend a face to face consultation with the referrer, the provider will ensure that a remote access platform can be utilised. The key drivers for the development of a community dermatology service are to provide a local, more accessible and cost effective service for patients. It is expected that this service will:

- Improve outcomes for people with skin tumours and skin conditions
- Integrate service delivery in Dermatology
- Provide high quality care for all

The telemedicine service will offer clinical advice, (including messages to GP's and patients) by providing a Teledermatology Triage Service including the steps identified in the Teledermatology Roadmap, 2020-21 v1.0:

- Triage both suspicious moles/lesions and routine dermatology referrals
- Record teledermatology activity accurately to reflect the type of clinical contact taking place
- Remote diagnosis and reassurance (for benign skin lesions) and Remote diagnosis and advise appropriate pathway for skin cancers and urgent dermatology identified by this service
- Diagnosis and treatment plan for medical dermatoses within primary care
- Follow-up image review
- Maintain tele-dermatology pathways through continuous training across professional groups and care settings

More information

Additional text

Please note that the tender documents for this tender are available on the NHS Sourcing portal.

A link to the website is provided below:

https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Neill Scott

Address

Sovereign House, Heavens Walk
Doncaster
DN4 5HZ
England

Email

neill.scott@nhs.net