Prior Information Notice concerning provision of Pulmonary Rehab Services for East Staffordshire CCG and South East Staffordshire CCG

Concepts

• health services
• south east staffordshire
• stoke on trent
• east staffordshire
• east staffordshire ccg
• provision of pulmonary rehab services
• service description
• pulmonary rehabilitation service
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• south east staffordshire ccg

Location

Description

Service Description: The Pulmonary Rehabilitation service covers all GP practices in South East Staffordshire Locality. The aim of the service will be to: • Provide pulmonary rehabilitation services, including services for post Covid patients registered with a GP in East Staffordshire or South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula CCGs. • Promote and embed pulmonary rehabilitation through a structured exercise and education programme as an essential component in the management of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other chronic respiratory conditions. • Delivery of a comprehensive 6-week, twice weekly, programme of supervised exercise and education for the patient. • Provide a multidisciplinary programme of care for patients with chronic respiratory impairment which is individually tailored and designed to optimise each person's physical and social performance and autonomy. • Accept referrals from General Medical Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Community services, Respiratory Consultants, Respiratory Nurse Specialists, and other relevant clinicians. Outcomes: • Efficient and timely contact following a referral • A 6-week rehabilitative programme that will improve health outcomes and quality of life for service users • An average reduction in anxiety and depression levels in those attending the programme • A reduction in Accident & Emergency attendances and emergency admissions 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, however when expressing an interest, an alternative start date can be suggested given any tender process may not be concluded until end of December 2021 or January 2022. Finance The values stated within this notice are estimated (cost and volume) and may be subject to change.

Total Quantity or Scope

YEAR: 2021/2022; BUDGET: 160,000.00 YEAR: 2022/2023; BUDGET: 160,000.00

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Interested providers are asked to register their interest in participating in any future procurement opportunity and provide a brief description of their experience is providing this service and their capacity and capability in servicing the population covered by East Staffordshire CCG. Please send your interest and supporting information including any alternative start date if 1st April 2022 cannot be met, direct to Roman Klimczak e-mail address r.klimczak@nhs.net , the procurement office for this project. Closing date for expressions of interest 04.10.2021 Should a procurement be undertaken, this will be done via the Midlands and Lancashire CSU e-procurement portal hosted by Bravo Solutions. 'Light Touch Regime' services: The future procurement will be 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 the MOI. 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.