Community Dermatology - NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB

Concepts

• preston
• health services
• community dermatology - nhs lancashire
• south cumbria icb
• midlandsand lancashire csu
• nhs midlands & lancashire
• icb commissioning team
• community dermatologyacross lancashire
• lancashire andsouth cumbria icb population
• south cumbria

Location

North West England: Lancashire and South Cumbria

Description

This procurement is for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for thepurpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations('Regulations') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made. Accordingly, theContracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 ParticularProcurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/madeThe Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedurewhich the Contracting Authority is following is set out in the procurement documents.As the Integrated Care Board (ICB) 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 tothis procurement.Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process atany time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts and does not bind itself toaccept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or tocall for new tenders should it consider this necessary.The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate ortenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this ContractNotice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competitionor if the competition is cancelled or postponed.All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authorityreserves the right to change these.Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and theEnvironmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received inthe course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contractingauthority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractualarrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparencywill be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and whenthis requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlandsand Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHSbody with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tenderprocess.

Total Quantity or Scope

NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is working on behalf of NHS Lancashire andSouth Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB). This invitation to tender is to deliver Community Dermatologyacross Lancashire and South Cumbria.The objective of this Community Dermatology Service is to develop a single point of referral One-Stopservice for patients with Dermatological presentation. To ensure that patients within the Lancashire andSouth Cumbria ICB population receive the right care, delivered in the right place, by the right person, thefirst time. Ensuring appropriately tiered care provision through effective triage and referral optimisation.The provider will be expected to support ICB led service development and innovation through teledermatology and digital triage solutions, integrating with acute and primary care providers to offer aseamless dermatology triage and treatment service in Lancashire & South Cumbria.Within this existing provision, the service includes children under 16yrs of age in Morecambe Bay, CentralLancashire and Pennine, with the exception of surgical procedures which must be referred to SecondaryCare. Further to standardising care, the ICB Commissioning Team will continue to review the variation inprovision for children with the existing services, as such the future provider may be asked to open upreferrals to children under 16yrs of age for non-surgical care in those areas across Lancashire and SouthCumbria where the service is not currently offeredThe ITT will be live on Thursday 30th March 2023 on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submissions will be Friday 28th April 2023 12:00pm Mid-day. The deadline for clarification questions is Tuesday 18th April 12:00pm.The contract is for 2 years with an option to extend for 1 years starting 1st November 2023. As part of this procurement process, the Authority is intending to identify one provider to deliver a Community Dermatology Service across thewhole Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids that exceed the indicated budget.Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so onlywith permission from the contracting NHS body.The Indicative Financial Cost Envelope for this service (based on 100% activity) is £15,076,592 for 3 years(2 years + 1 year optional extension). Year 1 = £4,590,907. Year 2 = 5,124,960. Possible Year 3 is5,360,725.To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:Phone: 0800 9956035E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.ukThe relevant reference number for this tender is C153186 and the questionnaire will be located within the requirements.

Renewal Options

The contract is for 2 years with an option to extend for 1 year.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

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