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Arden & GEM CSU acting on behalf of NHS England — Specialised Commissioning, will be inviting suitably qualified organisations to express interest in delivering Special Isolation Unit (Airborne) safe and effective treatment of HCID that are known or suspected to be transmissible from person to person via the airborne route. It is expected that the procurement will consist of three (3) lots covering London and the South, Midlands and East and the North. The contracts will be for two (2) years with planned commencement date 1.4.2018. WebEx session Interested organisations are also invited to join a market engagement event delivered via a WebEx session on 20.9.2017, 10:30-12:30 WebEx details: WebJoin link: https://www.webjoin.com/ Participant passcode: 69253849 Section VI: ‘Complementary Information’ provides further information and instructions on how to express your interest in delivering the service/s and/or joining the WebEx session. The purpose of a Special Isolation Unit (Airborne) is the safe and effective treatment of HCID that are known or suspected to be transmissible from person to person via the airborne route. The aim of the service is provide a treatment facility that can safely and effectively manage a confirmed airborne HCID, such as MERS. The unit must be able to admit a patient and start treatment within 6 hours of a confirmed diagnosis. Adult units will each have the capacity to care for at least two and preferably four patients. Paediatric units will each have the capacity to treat up to two children aged sixteen and under. The preferred commissioning option is that the adult and paed units are located on the same site. Units must be able to: 1. Maintain appropriate facilities and infrastructure for patient care (the Special Isolation Unit) i) Ensure clear segregation of clean and potentially contaminated areas of the Special Isolation Unit. Clearly delineated pathways through the unit for staff, patients, visitors, supplies and waste should be integrated into the structural design. ii) Ensure patient isolation suites within the unit are at negative pressure relative to the rest of the unit. Facilities should comply with Health Building Note 04-01 Supplement 1 for isolation facilities for infectious patients in acute settings. Air should be HEPA(or equivalent) filtered before discharge into the atmosphere. iii) Ensure environmental monitoring is built-in to monitor the performance of negative pressure ventilation systems. iv) Ensure that all surfaces are easy to clean. Floor, walls and other surfaces must be impervious to water and resistant to damage from disinfectants. v) Ensure security against disruption and crime with appropriate lock down procedures and access and egress records in place to allow for any epidemiological follow up of potential contacts. vi) Allow for secure and direct transfer of patients from ambulance to unit. vii) The Special Isolation Unit must be designed to allow delivery of level 3 critical care to patients with airborne HCID. 2. Maintain a cadre of competent staff who have demonstrated through regular training and exercising that they are capable of operating a safe system of work while providing optimal clinical care i) Relevant staff groups (doctors, nurses, support staff such as physiotherapists and radiographers) must undergo regular training in the safe system of work, including the use of personal protective equipment, and demonstrate relevant competencies. Sufficient staff need to be trained and available to maintain an operational Special Isolation Unit for 3 weeks of continuous clinical care. ii) Training must be complemented by exercising that tests the whole safe system of work iii) Records of training and exercising must be maintained. iv) Clinical care will be delivered by Infectious Diseases and ICU specialists. It must be possible to deliver level 3 critical care to patients with airborne HCID within the Special Isolation Unit for adults. For children it must be possible to deliver level 3 critical care in an appropriate facility as above, within the Critical Care Unit. The purpose of a Special Isolation Unit (Airborne) is the safe and effective treatment of HCID that are known or suspected to be transmissible from person to person via the airborne route. The aim of the service is provide a treatment facility that can safely and effectively manage a confirmed airborne HCID, such as MERS. The unit must be able to admit a patient and start treatment within 6 hours of a confirmed diagnosis. Adult units will each have the capacity to care for at least two and preferably four patients. Paediatric units will each have the capacity to treat up to two children aged sixteen and under. The preferred commissioning option is that the adult and paed units are located on the same site. Units must be able to: 1. Maintain appropriate facilities and infrastructure for patient care (the Special Isolation Unit) i) Ensure clear segregation of clean and potentially contaminated areas of the Special Isolation Unit. Clearly delineated pathways through the unit for staff, patients, visitors, supplies and waste should be integrated into the structural design. ii) Ensure patient isolation suites within the unit are at negative pressure relative to the rest of the unit. Facilities should comply with Health Building Note 04-01 Supplement 1 for isolation facilities for infectious patients in acute settings. Air should be HEPA(or equivalent) filtered before discharge into the atmosphere. iii) Ensure environmental monitoring is built-in to monitor the performance of negative pressure ventilation systems. iv) Ensure that all surfaces are easy to clean. Floor, walls and other surfaces must be impervious to water and resistant to damage from disinfectants. v) Ensure security against disruption and crime with appropriate lock down procedures and access and egress records in place to allow for any epidemiological follow up of potential contacts. vi) Allow for secure and direct transfer of patients from ambulance to unit. vii) The Special Isolation Unit must be designed to allow delivery of level 3 critical care to patients with airborne HCID. 2. Maintain a cadre of competent staff who have demonstrated through regular training and exercising that they are capable of operating a safe system of work while providing optimal clinical care i) Relevant staff groups (doctors, nurses, support staff such as physiotherapists and radiographers) must undergo regular training in the safe system of work, including the use of personal protective equipment, and demonstrate relevant competencies. Sufficient staff need to be trained and available to maintain an operational Special Isolation Unit for 3 weeks of continuous clinical care. ii) Training must be complemented by exercising that tests the whole safe system of work iii) Records of training and exercising must be maintained. iv) Clinical care will be delivered by Infectious Diseases and ICU specialists. It must be possible to deliver level 3 critical care to patients with airborne HCID within the Special Isolation Unit for adults. For children it must be possible to deliver level 3 critical care in an appropriate facility as above, within the Critical Care Unit. The purpose of a Special Isolation Unit (Airborne) is the safe and effective treatment of HCID that are known or suspected to be transmissible from person to person via the airborne route. The aim of the service is provide a treatment facility that can safely and effectively manage a confirmed airborne HCID, such as MERS. The unit must be able to admit a patient and start treatment within 6 hours of a confirmed diagnosis. Adult units will each have the capacity to care for at least two and preferably four patients. Paediatric units will each have the capacity to treat up to two children aged sixteen and under. The preferred commissioning option is that the adult and paed units are located on the same site. Units must be able to: 1. Maintain appropriate facilities and infrastructure for patient care (the Special Isolation Unit) i) Ensure clear segregation of clean and potentially contaminated areas of the Special Isolation Unit. Clearly delineated pathways through the unit for staff, patients, visitors, supplies and waste should be integrated into the structural design. ii) Ensure patient isolation suites within the unit are at negative pressure relative to the rest of the unit. Facilities should comply with Health Building Note 04-01 Supplement 1 for isolation facilities for infectious patients in acute settings. Air should be HEPA(or equivalent) filtered before discharge into the atmosphere. iii) Ensure environmental monitoring is built-in to monitor the performance of negative pressure ventilation systems. iv) Ensure that all surfaces are easy to clean. Floor, walls and other surfaces must be impervious to water and resistant to damage from disinfectants. v) Ensure security against disruption and crime with appropriate lock down procedures and access and egress records in place to allow for any epidemiological follow up of potential contacts. vi) Allow for secure and direct transfer of patients from ambulance to unit. vii) The Special Isolation Unit must be designed to allow delivery of level 3 critical care to patients with airborne HCID. 2. Maintain a cadre of competent staff who have demonstrated through regular training and exercising that they are capable of operating a safe system of work while providing optimal clinical care i) Relevant staff groups (doctors, nurses, support staff such as physiotherapists and radiographers) must undergo regular training in the safe system of work, including the use of personal protective equipment, and demonstrate relevant competencies. Sufficient staff need to be trained and available to maintain an operational Special Isolation Unit for 3 weeks of continuous clinical care. ii) Training must be complemented by exercising that tests the whole safe system of work iii) Records of training and exercising must be maintained. iv) Clinical care will be delivered by Infectious Diseases and ICU specialists. It must be possible to deliver level 3 critical care to patients with airborne HCID within the Special Isolation Unit for adults. For children it must be possible to deliver level 3 critical care in an appropriate facility as above, within the Critical Care Unit.