Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group Community Fracture and Soft Tissue Injury Service

The following is a PIN notice only and is being placed to alert providers to a potential future procurement exercise for a Community Fracture and Soft Tissue Injury Service. Any values and timescales stated within this PIN notice are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a guarantee.

Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group ("the CCG") is considering their options for the continued commissioning of a Community Fracture and Soft Tissue Injury Service for all adults aged 18 or over who are registered with a GP in Bath and North East Somerset. The aim is to provide a comprehensive service for adults with a suspected fracture involving assessment, intervention, evaluation, advice and support. This will be in line with national and local best practice guidance, and local population requirements. This community based Fracture and Soft Tissue Injury Service sees patients with a range of injuries who have been referred to the service by their GP or A+E. The service offers a complete follow up service and includes expert medical advice, physiotherapy, plaster removal and renewal and X-rays where needed. The Community Fracture and Soft Tissue Injury Service will consist of: -Primary care referrals into the service -Provision of professionally trained staff e.g. GPwSI, plaster technicians -Provision of regular clinics within the geographical area to offer increased access -Specialist assessment and treatment e.g. x-ray -Appropriate interventions and onward referral where necessary -Information on and signposting to any relevant support services -Treatment to prevent hospital admissions -Restore maximal functionality -Drive innovation through service improvement via utilisation of available national and local data/guidance, and, the collection and analysis of regular and appropriate service user feedback. -Work with the CCG on appropriate KPIs and strive to meet (and exceed where possible) these agreed performance targets -Ensuring appropriate data collection methods to submit quarterly reports to the CCG as per the information and quality schedules -Form/maintain good positive links to other associated services/providers to allow the provision of multi-agency health and social care -Work alongside referrers to ensure timely and appropriate referrals; this may include training and support -CQC registration -Have appropriate governance and policies -Working closely with Primary Care Networks

Approximate annual caseload: 1747 Approximate current number of monthly appointments: 145 Current contract value: £135k per annum. Potential contract term: 2 years + 2 years extension

If you would be interested in providing the service, please email Katy Pritchard at [email protected] before 5pm on 03/09/2019 indicating where your organisation is currently situated and from where you would intend to provide the service. Further details will be sent accordingly.

This process is being supported by NHS SCW CSU.

Additional information: The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

The requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations would apply to any procurement process, requiring a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.