Published date: 29 January 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 4 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice and related services - 85120000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£40,000 to £48,000

Procurement reference

NSOMS001-DN373934-50481757

Published date

29 January 2019

Closing date

4 December 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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

North Somerset Council would like to invite local primary care providers to tender for the responsibility of prescribing opiate substitution medication (i.e. methadone or buprenorphine) as part of the North Somerset Shared Care Scheme. The successful bidder will produce opiate substitution prescriptions on behalf of those North Somerset GP practices that are willing to provide access (via a digital platform) to the medical records of relevant patients (the number of willing practices is expected to be 21). The Provider will be supported by and work in partnership with the North Somerset Substance Misuse Service.

The North Somerset Shared Care Prescribing of Opiate Substitute Medication scheme (hereafter the Shared Care scheme has been successfully delivered for many years through a single provider model. This delivery model produces the following benefits: a streamlined delivery mechanism, improved communication and joint working between partner agencies, and more robust performance management processes. It also promotes more effective and safer prescribing practices.

This single provider model will continue to be the chosen delivery method for Shared Care in North Somerset. This contract is for 36 months with an option to extend up to a further 24 months.
In order to tender for this opportunity please visit www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk where all of the tender documentation is available. We are using a one stage Open Tender process under the Light Touch Regime as explained within the Public Contract Regulations 2015

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Shared Care Scheme

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 November 2018

Award information

Awarded date

14 January 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£48,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

For All Healthy Living Company

Address

BS23 3SJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Nicola Scribens

Address

Town Hall
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1UJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1275885208

Email

nicola.scribens@n-somerset.gov.uk

Website

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/