Published date: 16 June 2023

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


Closing: 25 November 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£1,669,242

Procurement reference

tender_336837/1225819

Published date

16 June 2023

Closing date

25 November 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The service will provide on-demand video based clinical consultations which will be available 24/7

The TMS Includes:
- Initial clinical assessment by an appropriately trained registered practitioner
- Escalation to other specialist clinical resources (e.g., an appropriately qualified consultant, medical registrar, or specialist nurse) where required
- Coordination with local clinical resources (district nurses, community teams, ambulance service and the resident's GP) where required
- 24/7 clinical assessment and support for all residents who fall to reduce attendance at ED and acute admission
- Provision of virtual meeting room to facilitate community service providers and other relevant partners to conduct their MDT meetings
- Consultant Pharmacist support on prescribing, deprescribing, mentoring/training, medicines safety and research. Input to developing services responsive to local needs and available as an expert resource.
- Clinical support for safer implementation of Medicines Optimisation
- Support for the DES Requirements of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Initiative

The principal mechanism for consultations will be video but voice calls and other forms of communication will be used where necessary. All consultations will be recorded via SystmOne into the patient record and a copy of this will be supplied to the GP.

Each clinical consultation will entail:
- Initial assessment of the person's condition by a registered practitioner
- Escalation to a suitably qualified consultant, medical registrar or specialist nurse if required
- Administration of a prescription if required
- Referral to and/or coordination with the persons GP, district or community nursing team, ambulance service to include any phone calls or video calls required
- Provision of advice and guidance to the persons local carers
- Clinical supervision of any procedures or other activities undertaken by the local carers at the request of the clinical assessors
- Follow-up calls by the TMS team to check on the person's progress
- Creation and updating of the electronic patient record to include the TMS clinical consultation and the supply of a copy of that record to the GP.

If required CH staff will be offered clinical supervision by the TMS to perform basic procedures.

Award information

Awarded date

17 April 2023

Contract start date

17 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£1,669,242

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Immedicare LLP

Address

Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Road, Keighley, BD20 6TD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Wendy Stanley

Address

2nd Floor, Westgate House Westgate
Halifax
HX1 1PW
England

Email

wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net