Health services

Tender description

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) Call for Competition issued in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations and is issued to give notice to the market that NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) intends to issue invitations to confirm interest of suitably qualified and experienced dispensing contractors to provide a pilot for a Stoma Appliance Management Service. The pilot will include a centralised support service that will be responsible for all aspects of Stoma Appliance prescribing needs, overseen by specialist Nurse Clinicians who have an in depth understanding of Stoma Care as well as being qualified to authorise prescriptions. The pilot aims to improve patient care whilst reducing prescribing spend. This notice is a call for competition issued in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. Interested Providers must Express an Interest via EU-Supply to inform the contracting authority of their interest in the pilot. The pilot will be awarded without publication of a further call for competition. Procurement documents will be made available to interested operators. Providers wishing to express an interest in participating in this process should register their interest on the EU Supply Website to access the supporting documentation. Those interested parties who have registered their interest at this future date, will only be invited to participate in a future tender evaluation. To register on EU Supply please log on to the following website: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com and look for tender reference number 27637. The RFI documentation should be completed and submitted by 17:00 on 19.5.2017.