Published date: 26 February 2021

Last edited date: 12 March 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: 1 April 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands

Value of contract

£1 to £4,180,000

Procurement reference

20210226163040-39

Published date

26 February 2021

Closing date

1 April 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Open

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) are acting on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), to obtain a Provider to deliver a high quality service for adults experiencing hearing and communication difficulties who feel they might benefit from a 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. The vision for people with hearing problems is for them to receive high quality, efficient services delivered closer to home, or a more convenient location within accessible transport routes, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of local communities, free at the point of access.

The key principles of an integrated hearing service, within which the Adult Hearing Service operates, is to:
•Improve public health and occupational health focus on hearing loss;
•Reduce prevalence of avoidable permanent hearing loss;
•Encourage early identification, diagnosis and management of hearing loss through improved service user and professional education;
•Provide person-centred care, and respond to information and psychosocial needs, including for the effect on partners (or service user's chosen support) of living with poor hearing;
•Support communication needs by providing timely signposting to lip reading classes and assistive technologies and other rehabilitation services;
•Promote inclusion and participation of people who are deaf or hard of hearing;
•Compliance with clinical guidance and good practice; and
•Improve the service through research and development and the adoption of new evidence based technologies and practices.
Further information on the service can be located on the EU-Supply Website.
The affordability limit for the total Contract (including any potential extensions) is £4,180,000 and the Contract will be for the duration of a 3 year initial period with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years with a service commencement date of 1st October 2021. Bidders wishing to express an interest in participating in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) should register their interest on the EU-Supply Website to access the documentation using reference 38586. To register on EU-Supply please log on to the following Website: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com. The ITT documentation should be completed and submitted by 3pm on 01st April 2021.
An advert has also been placed on FTS.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Lupton

Address

St Peters House, Silverwell St, Bolton
Bolton
BL1 1PP
ENG

Telephone

+44 7708 217 464

Email

Heather.Lupton@nhs.net