Community Eye-care Services for Intraocular Pressure and Children's Cycloplegic Refraction services

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS Newcastle Gateshead, NHS North Tyneside, NHS South Tyneside, NHS Sunderland and NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Groups the (Contracting Authorities). The Contracting Authorities proposes to commission Community Eye-care Services for Intraocular Pressure and Children's Cycloplegic Refraction Services in the Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Northumberland areas. The service will be awarded under one contract with NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group as the coordinating commissioner with associates NHS North Tyneside, NHS South Tyneside, NHS Sunderland and NHS Northumberland CCGs. The basic principles of the Open Procurement route will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of Tenderers in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Regulation 120 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provides for a temporary exemption and saving for certain NHS procurements. Regulation 120 provides that nothing in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 affects any contract award procedure that relates to the procurement of health care services for the purposes of the NHS within the meaning and scope of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013(b), that is commenced before 18th A...ocuments issued to tenderers and all communications with NECS, including your tender submission, will be conducted via the portal hosted by (In-Tend), the managed service provider for the NECS electronic tendering system. To Express Interest via this Contract Notice: To express an interest in tendering for this service, and (if you have not already done so) please register on the electronic tendering portal, which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs Once registered, you will be able to view details of the tender opportunity by selecting the "Tenders" tab, and then selecting "Current", scroll down through the tender lists until you come to Community Eye-care Services. "To view further information on this specific tender opportunity, click the button marked View Details from this area, you will be able to express your interest in this tender opportunity by selecting the button marked Express Interest. Please note that it is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. If you require further assistance, a help guide can be found on the portal by clicking on the tab marked Guidance for Suppliers. Alternatively, (should tenderers have any queries) a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 Monday to Friday 8:30 to 17:00 or email: [email protected] Please note the deadline for submission of all tender returns is 12 Noon on 25 September 2015.