Published date: 6 August 2018

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Awarded contract (published 20 December 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

32379

Published date

6 August 2018

Closing date

17 September 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Schedule 3 (Light Touch Regime)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

NHS Brent and NHS Harrow Clinical Commissioning Groups are inviting tenders for the provision of Dermatology Services.

The intermediate Community Dermatology services will provide high quality, consultant - governed care for registered adults and children who have an acute or chronic dermatological condition that are appropriate for management within an intermediate care setting in line with agreed referral criteria.

The specific outcomes of the service are:
• To deliver rapid access and streamlined care for patients with dermatological conditions
• To treat patients at the most appropriate location
• To provide quick and efficient access, timely diagnostic tests and effective treatments for patients
• To offer patients a maximum waiting time of 4 weeks and deliver on the national 18 week referral to treatment target
• To provide advice, support and education to GPs and other appropriate Health Care Professionals in managing dermatological conditions.
• To improve the patient care pathway to deliver measurable benefits for patients including improved patient experience
• To ensure appropriate management of onward referrals to secondary care services.
• To ensure patients are seen by the right clinician at the right time
• To promote self-management strategies for patients with dermatological conditions
The CCGs anticipate awarding two separate contracts, Lot 1 will cover NHS Brent CCG, and Lot 2 will cover NHS Harrow CCG. Both contracts will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the CCG's discretion, i.e. up to 5 years. The annual contract value for each lot is estimated at £400,000-£500,000 per annum.


More information

Links

Additional text

To access and download a copy of the Service Specification and details of the procurement process, potential Bidders are invited to login to the electronic procurement portal "EU-Supply" available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com. Registration on EU-Supply is FREE OF CHARGE. Once logged into EU-Supply, search for TENDER REFERENCE 32379 "Dermatology Services", then register your interest to download the documents. Please find the EU-Supply Quick User Guide attached, this will assist your use of the portal. For any technical support, please contact the EU-Supply Helpdesk on 0800 840 2050 or support@eu-supply.com. ***The DEADLINE for Bid Submissions via the EU-Supply Portal is 12noon, 17th September 2018***
A Bidder Briefing will be held during the Bidding period to provide an overview of the process. Details can be found within ITT Doc 1.


About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Baker

Address

Broadway
SALFORD
M502UW
England

Email

tom_baker@nhs.net