Published date: 30 September 2022

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: 31 October 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£2,975,000

Procurement reference

tender_314993/1106448

Published date

30 September 2022

Closing date

31 October 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2028

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

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB are seeking tenders for the provision of an Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Community Treatment, Monitoring and Review Service for patients within the Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin (STW) locality.

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by core symptoms and persistent patterns of inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsiveness. A dynamic provider is required to develop a service across STW. This service is for the treatment, monitoring and review of adult patients with ADHD and is designed to provide a safe and effective service within the community to patients across STW with an existing ADHD diagnosis requiring pharmacological and/or non pharmacological treatment for ADHD.

The service objectives are to provide a safe and effective service that will:
- Provide oversight of adults with ADHD on medication, including physical and mental health.
- Provide relevant advice, guidance, support and signposting to appropriate organisations and other professionals as appropriate.
- Provide oversight of medication that aligns to the NHS STW ICS local health formulary: Formulary (shropshireandtelfordformulary.nhs.uk).
- To provide the specialist element of shared care prescribing including all physical health checks as detailed by the ICP.
- To signpost individuals with ADHD to other agencies and sources of support as appropriate.
- To provide guidance on self-help strategies and recommendations for individuals in support of self-care.

The ICB are looking to appoint a Service Provider or Consortium to deliver this Service for a period of 3 Years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The Contract will commence on the 1st April 2023. The Standard NHS Terms and Conditions shall apply to this contract.

This is a block contract, 10% of the payment will be linked to outcomes i.e. 90% of the block payment will be fixed and 10% will be variable based on the achievement of the outcomes. The block will be reviewed during the contract period.

More information

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Additional text

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into a contract with for the supply of the services.

The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process.

This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal ref itt_972 at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
(i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to reregister;
(ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the Bravo Solution Helpdesk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk.

Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime Services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the regulations ('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.

As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Hayley Smith

Address

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Telford
TF7 4BF
England

Email

h.smith27@nhs.net