Community Outpatients Service and Minor Procedures to East Staffordshire CCG

This Community Outpatients Service and Minor Procedures covers the delivery of outpatient activity for all patients registered with an East Staffordshire GP practice only, covering Uttoxeter and Burton-on-Trent patients. The aim of the service will be to: • To deliver consultant led outpatient services in a primary care location, including minor procedures in a limited number of specialities (listed below). • To deliver high quality, value for money Outpatient Services in accordance with NICE guidance in respect of clinical services and in addition, good industry practice in respect of Services other than clinical services. • To maintain capacity that supports the commissioned activity of The Commissioner, thus ensuring delivery of the agreed referral to treatment times. • To maintain access to a range of Outpatient Services thereby improving NHS Patients Free choice of Provider and control over their care and treatment. • To provide the NHS Patient with the choice of named consultant-led team for elective care where clinically appropriate, in line with the NHS Constitution. • Provide a consultant led outpatient services in a primary care location, including minor procedures in a limited number of specialities. • To maintain capacity which supports secondary care commissioned activity. • Deliver a high-quality service in accordance with the service specification.

Specialities to be provided are: a. Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) b. General Surgery c. Orthopaedics - upper limb, hand/wrist, lower limb, foot, ankle, and shoulder. d. Urology Finance: The values stated within this notice are estimated and may be subject to change. Contract Period: The initial contract will be for 2 years with the option of an extension up to 12-months. The CCG is looking for providers that are confident that they could commence services on 1st April 2022.

Additional information: 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. The procedure which the Contracting Authorities are following is set out in Annex 1. As the CCG 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. Right to cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. This tender will be operated via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tender process. ITT Reference ITT629 (Project 653) in Bravo This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk Bidders 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 re-register. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the Bravo Solution Help-desk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution There is one ITT relevant to this procurement, namely ITT629. Bidders Should ensure that they are able to access this project.