Audiology (Adult Hearing Service - Age Related Hearing Loss)

Contract summary

Industry

• Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

NECS357 - AQP Audiology (Adult Hearing Service - Age Related Hearing Loss)

Published date

20 January 2022

Closing date

20 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), who wish to commission an Audiology (Adult Hearing Service - Age Related Hearing Loss) service.

N.B. Due to currently proposed legislation which may mean that the current responsibilities of CCGs will transfer into Integrated Care Systems with effect from 1st April 2022, the ultimate commissioner for this contract may change.

The service will be commissioned in 2 lots:
Lot 1 - Sunderland
Lot 2 - South Tyneside

The procurement route of the AQP contracts will follow the basic principles that mirror that of the open procedure to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authorities relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.

This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal.

To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.

Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).


PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 16 August 2021 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 20 September 2021

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Audiology (Adult Hearing Service - Age Related Hearing Loss)

• Opportunity
• Published 16 August 2021

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Award information

Awarded date

13 December 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

OutsideClinic Limited

Scrivens Ltd Group

Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

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About the buyer

Contact name

NECS

Address

John Snow House
Durham University Science Park
Durham
DH1 2YG
England

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home