F13830 DES Special Allocation Scheme - NHS Portsmouth CCG

NHS Portsmouth CCG is seeking to re-procure the DES Special Allocation Scheme for its registered patients.

Key objective: • To deliver a Special Allocation Scheme, to ensure that there are sufficient arrangements in place to provide primary medical services to patients who have been subject to immediate removal from a patient list of a primary medical services contractor because of an act or threat of violence.

Key deliverables: • Provision of comprehensive and high quality primary medical services within a suitable, safe and secure environment which is accessible to patients on the Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) • Provision of an environment that deters aggressive behaviour and puts in place steps to deal with such behaviour by discreet security arrangements • Provision of a thorough assessment of the patient's clinical, psychological and social needs, especially those which may result in unrealistic expectations and which may have led previously to physically or verbally aggressive behaviour • Provision of patient education (including his or her family or carers) on the best way to obtain good quality and continuing services from primary care in particular and the NHS in general; • Rehabilitation of patients who have been violent or aggressive such that they are able to register back into mainstream general practice at the earliest appropriate time.

The timeframe for submission of bids is very tight, therefore you are advised to access the documents as soon as possible - interested parties will need to access the eTendering portal being used for this procurement:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning

Providers will need to register (free of charge) on the In-Tend portal. If you are already registered on the portal, login as usual and go to step 6 below, otherwise:

1. Click the "Register" link on the left-hand side of the page,. 2. Enter your correct business and user details. 3. Note the email address chosen and Click "Register My Company" when complete. 4. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure) 5. Login to the portal with the username/password; you will be prompted to change your password on first login. 6. Hover your mouse over the "Tenders" button on the main toolbar and choose 'Current' 7. Scroll through the opportunities and select tender with the following reference 'F13830'. 8. Scroll down and click on the 'View Details' button, before scrolling down to click the 'Express Interest' button. Hover your mouse over the "Tenders" again and choose 'My Tenders', to view the specification and access the response documents to submit your bid by the specified closing date.