Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Hounslow Clinical Commissioning Group
Lampton Road, Hounslow
London
TW3 4DN
UK
E-mail: alice_donovan1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hounslowccg.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a Community Ophthalmology Service.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To provide a Consultant led ophthalmology service in the community where patients are seen either by a consultant, ophthalmology registrar, GPwSI, optometrist with special interest, ophthalmic nurse practitioner or Orthoptist, working under and with direct access to a consultant.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 730 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The main aims of the Community Ophthalmology Service will be the assessment and management of patients whose eye conditions are at low risk of deterioration who are either referred by primary care for assessment or discharged from secondary care for monitoring. The Primary Objectives of the Service will be to:
— Deliver improved access for patients to specialist ophthalmology services;
— Provide care closer to people's homes, in a community environment;
— Deliver high quality specialist services that support patients to get the right care first time;
— Reduce demand on hospital based services and deliver efficient Out of Hospital services in the community;
— Support the education and up-skilling of refer.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 730 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Potential Bidders wishing to participate in this Procurement Process are now invited to register an interest and access the procurement documents (ITT, Service Specification, Bidder Instructions etc.) via the electronic procurement portal EU-Supply available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com and search for tender reference number 25276.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/10/2016
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Service to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the Service is being run as a bespoke, one-stage application process akin to the Open Procedure. Hounslow CCG does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 services.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/09/2016