AQP (Any Qualified Provider) NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) for Nottinghamshire County CCGs (excluding Nottingham City CCG) - AQP

Tender description

This is an AQP advert published on behalf of the 5 Nottinghamshire County CCGs to provide Continuing Health Care Services for Nottinghamshire County CCG’s (excluding Nottingham City CCG) registered patients ONLY for a term of 9 months from 1st October 2015 - 31th July 2016 to align with the new AQP opportunity commencing 3rd August 2016. This is a repeat window of opportunity that allows for additional Nottinghamshire Care Home registered providers ONLY to join the existing Any Qualified Provider list (the AQP service providers’ list has been running across the East Midlands since 2011) and provides NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) services. Please Note: The providers who are already on the existing AQP list do not need to re-apply. The AQP process focuses on new, fully-funded packages of care for patients. This includes patients with Physical Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health (including Dementia), Brain Injury and End of Life Care, for specified age groups 'under 65' & '65 and over'. The Nottinghamshire County CCG Commissioners (excluding Nottingham City CCG) would like to encourage providers to apply to supply to the Nottinghamshire County CCGs (excluding Nottingham City CCG) only. Any provider will be eligible to join the Qualified Provider list as long as they can demonstrate competency against the specified criteria. As a Qualified Provider there are no guaranteed levels of activity and payment is made based on actual provision. All providers who wish to apply must do so by completing the Qualification Questionnaire and Technical Questionnaire which can be accessed through BravoSolution. Providers should read the Qualification Information document and all other supporting documents, available for download on Bravo. An electronic tendering tool is being used for this procurement. Interested parties should access the portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html.