Published date: 5 October 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: 4 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

Location of contract

S66 1YY

Value of contract

£215,369

Procurement reference

tender_287280/1002534

Published date

5 October 2021

Closing date

4 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This service will enable the referring clinician to send a message and images (photographs) to the Provider and receive a timely diagnosis and management plan for patients with a skin lesion of diagnostic uncertainty and also to diagnose and advise on treatment plans for other dermatological conditions.

Teledermatology is a technology that supports the DH initiative 'Digital First' by reducing unnecessary face-to-face contact between patients and healthcare professionals. The benefits of this technology, as outlined on the digital.innovation.nhs.uk website are:

- Reducing unnecessary face-to-face interaction so that appointments can be given to the people who really need or would prefer them.
- Fitting in with people's busy lives and delivering faster and more convenient services.
- Improving patient choice and satisfaction levels and enhancing quality of care.
- Helping to deliver efficiency gains by reducing face-to-face interaction.
- Empowering patients to take control of their own healthcare needs and promoting self-care.
- Improving collaboration across health care, social care and industry.
- Helping to cut carbon emissions by reducing unnecessary travel to appointments.

This innovative diagnostic service will allow specialists to quickly examine cases from photographic images, recommend referrals to secondary care where appropriate but otherwise triaging cases back to the community with a suitable management plan. This will reduce the number of new appointments and associated follow-ups in dermatology, releasing resources and freeing up hospital space.

About the buyer

Contact name

Neill Scott

Address

722 Prince of Wales Road
Sheffield
S9 4EU
England

Email

neill.scott@nhs.net