Community Podiatry Services for NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG and NHS Vale of York CCG

NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG and NHS Vale of York CCG wish to engage with the market for the provision of Community Podiatry Services. NHS Harrogate and Rural District CCG reserve the right to join the procurement at a later date. Engagement with the market will be via a Request for Information (RFI). The RFI is designed for the purpose of developing the service specification, assessing market capacity and informing the procurement strategy.

Subject to the outputs of the intelligence gathered via the RFI process and commissioner agreement, it is anticipated that a formal procurement exercise will be undertaken jointly by both commissioners. It is envisaged that the procurement will commence late September 2016, with the award made in January 2017. New services will be required to commence on the 1st May 2017.

The RFI exercise is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise only. The RFI Returns should be submitted no later than 5th September 2016

Please note that NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG have previously advertised their intentions to procure these services. This new advert and second engagement opportunity is designed to explore the market further and highlight that NHS Vale of York CCG may also be a commissioning partner in any future procurement exercise.

Additional information: About the commissioners

NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG and NHS Vale of York CCG have a combined patient population of approximately 450,180.

Aims and Objectives of Community Podiatry Services

We wish to commission community Podiatry services which shall deliver;

• Accessible, timely podiatric and bio-mechanical assessment and management of podiatric related issues by a highly skilled workforce, reflective of patient’s needs. • Optimised outcomes for patients. • Timely turnaround from referral to first definitive treatment (KPI TBC). • A one stop shop service for a defined cohort of patients – via a single point of access. • Safe, high quality care that is reflective of local needs and is delivered within resource allocation. • Time limited treatment for the defined cohorts of patients. • Minor procedures for the defined cohort of patients – i.e. those requiring nail surgery. • Rapid Response services for high risk vascular and diabetic patients. • Self-referral for appropriate patients to facilitate re-entry to the service of patients who have been discharged from the service (within agreed criteria). • Domiciliary visit to patients assessed as housebound within agreed protocols. • Maximised patient experience and satisfaction with the service. • The promotion of health and wellbeing for patients and carers. • The provision of a “place based” service with clinics in a number of locations across the geographical area to ensure that patients can access care close to home. These clinics will be centred on areas of population density and geographical accessibility for service users.

How to apply: Potential Bidders are requested to register on the NHS Sourcing Portal pqq_ 29299 (www.nhssourcing.co.uk) where the documentation is available to download.

The Deadline for Responses is 12:00 Noon 5 September 2016.

The services to which this notice relates fall within The Light Touch regime Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) ("the Regulations"). Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authority intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to The Light Touch Regime .