AQP Community ENT Service

Tender description

ENT Advert Commissioners within NHS Crawley CCG and NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG wish to commission an AQP Community ENT Service to manage conditions that do not require specialist intervention at secondary care level. This Service will enable improved patient flow through ENT services with the overall aim of the Service will be to: • demonstrate a movement in the clinical threshold for accessing service for assessment, diagnosis and treatment from secondary care into a community based service • deliver timely, appropriate and increased interventions in the community • develop common pathways of care ensuring there is no unnecessary duplication, and promote the integration and coordination of services • ensure patients are seen and treated in the right place at the right time and by the most appropriate person • deliver improved patient experience The Provision of a Community ENT Service is a contract for a period of 3 years, commencing on the 1st April 2016, with the option to extend. In 2014-15, overall annual value for the contract was £500,000. It should be noted that under the Any Qualified Provider model, there will be no guarantees of volume or payment in the contracts awarded. The window opens on 18th August 2015. A provider information event will take place on 6-8pm, Thursday 10th September 2015 at Billingshurst Community Centre, Roman Way, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9QW. To submit you details to book a place contact dianegilmour@nhs.net or enorthover@nhs.net or phone 01293 600300 ext 3951. The offer documentation comprises of the following: Document 1 AQP Qualification Information Document 2 AQP Application form Document 3 Service Specification Document 4 Payment schedule In securing services from Providers, the authority needs assurance of competence, quality and safety standards, just as it would for services secured under a formal tender process. Any provider will be eligible to join a list of qualified providers subject to demonstrating competency against the authority’s specified criteria. Please read the qualification questionnaire and the supporting offer documents very carefully since failure to comply with the requirements contained therein (including paying particular attention to Maximum Word Limits for answers) will invalidate your submission. All correspondence regarding this procurement should be through the e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning. Any correspondence received via other means may not be responded to. The window for questions from Applicants will close at 12pm, 16th September 2015, allowing time for answers to be posted and applicants to complete and submit their applications by the reply by date of 25th September 2015.