Published date: 8 April 2019

Last edited date: 8 April 2019

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: 6 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

NELondon001-DN402133-69871960

Published date

8 April 2019

Closing date

6 May 2019

Contract start date

29 August 2019

Contract end date

27 August 2021

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 Enfield Community Ophthalmology Service will be provided under the 'Any Qualified Provider' model. All providers will be required to provide the core adult service and providers may also choose to offer additional optional services. The service will treat patients suffering from a range of minor routine eye conditions. Specific conditions to be assessed and/or treated are Glaucoma, Cataracts and age related Macular Degeneration.
Core Adult Service
Adult: with the ability to direct list for surgery. New and follow up appointments will be delivered at the community tariff. The service will provide community-based, outpatient services for adults aged 18 years and over with non-urgent ophthalmic conditions.
Additional Optional Services
1. Paediatrics aged 17 and under with the ability to direct list for surgery (if required). All new and follow up appointments will be delivered at the community tariff.
and/or
2. Treatment for Macular Degeneration with the use of Avastin for Wet AMD
Direct Listing
Providers must be able to offer secondary care direct listing following a review in the Community clinic. The Provider will not charge another outpatient appointment prior to Surgery. Post-operative review for routine procedures, where clinically appropriate will be seen at the community tariff in providers community or hospital location.
Choice
Patients will be allowed to choose any of the community providers. Providers not offering an additional service will not be offered as choice to patients who require that service.
Consultant Led
The service will be consultant led and will include an onsite consultant ophthalmologist providing overarching clinical leadership and clinical governance oversight. Effective clinical leadership and clinical governance arrangements are integral to the service model and the Provider will ensure that services are delivered by sufficiently skilled staff. The relevant policies and contractual documents will be available on Pro-Contract (https://procontract.due-north.com/register) along with the AQP documents. Existing AQP providers do not need to re-apply.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

PRJ 773 Enfield CCG - AQP Community Opthalmology Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 April 2019, last edited 8 April 2019

About the buyer

Contact name

Odezi Stephen Ivuerah

Address

1 Lower Marsh
London
SE1 7NT
England

Telephone

+44 2030495843

Email

odezistephen.ivuerah@nhs.net

Website

http://www.elc.nhs.uk/