Published date: 16 April 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 1 May 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£5,700,000 to £9,500,000

Procurement reference

27898(2)

Published date

16 April 2018

Approach to market date

1 May 2018

Contract start date

1 March 2019

Contract end date

29 February 2024

Procedure type

Other: Market Engagement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHS Brent, Harrow and Ealing Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) are considering its future Commissioning Strategy for the Provision of a collaborative Community Dermatology Service.

The intermediate Community Dermatology service will provide high quality, consultant - governed care for registered adults and children who have an acute or chronic dermatological condition that is 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 timely 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

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2018/2019 £1,900,000
2019/2020 £1,900,000
2020/2021 £1,900,000
2021/2022 £1,900,000
2022/2023 £1,900,000

Attachments

Additional text

Should the CCG opt to proceed with a competitive procurement process for the delivery of this service, it is anticipated that a contract will be awarded for 3 years to the appointed provider with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at their discretion. The expected service commencement date is anticipated to be March 2019. The annual value of the contract is estimated at £1,900,000 per year, the total contract value over 5 years is estimated at £9,500,000.
***INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE ATTACHED QUESTIONNAIRE TO: tom_baker@nhs.net REFERENCING 'COMMUNITY DERMATOLOGY' IN THE TITLE. THE DEADLINE FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IS 12.00 noon ON WEDNESDAY 25TH April 2018***
The CCG anticipates publishing a Contract Notice to commence procurement during May 2018. The submission of an expression of interest is not a prerequisite to any subsequent procurement application; however the response to this market engagement advert will help to inform the CCG's commissioning approach, including whether a competitive process will be appropriate.

About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Baker

Address

NHS Brent CCG
Wembley Centre for Health and Care, 116 Chaplin Road
Wembley
HA04UZ
England

Email

tom_baker@nhs.net

Website

http://brentccg.nhs.uk/en