CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Tender for Vasectomy Services

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Overview for Tender – November 2019

Since 2014, in line with the wider ambition of the health board to deliver care closer to home and taking into account factors such as accessibility for patients, quality standards and development opportunities, the Health Board has commissioned a primary care vasectomy service, designed to deliver within a community setting with appropriate facilities to provide a timely, effective service for non-complex procedures in primary care.

The Primary Care Vasectomy Service is provided by General Practitioners with Special Interests (GPwSI) and demonstrates a successful pathway re-design from a hospital delivered model to one that is based in and delivered by primary care. The service promotes the use of specialist skills in primary care.

The main aims of the service are to offer;

• Comprehensive holistic patient focused care package, including pre and post-operative care, information, advise and counselling

• To provide an opportunity for men’s health promotion

• To provide services that comply with accepted best practice, relevant accreditation processes, relevant clinical guidelines and robust governance arrangements

• To provide a high quality, cost effective, local vasectomy service based in the community

The current service level agreement with end on the 31st March 2020. This tender will commence on 1st April 2020 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=97831

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The current service level agreement will end on the 31st March 2020. This tender will commence on 1st April 2020 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

SBU-OJEU-43589-018-NC-19

4.3

Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:97831)

5.2

Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice