Community Ultrasound Service for Oxfordshire CCG

Tender description

Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) is seeking tenders from interested parties for a community ultrasound service. This service is to be delivered by a single provider across multiple locations so as to be easily accessible to the whole of Oxfordshire. The service will be directly accessible for all Oxfordshire GPs and will be requested via electronic referral Proformas only on direct booking (DBS). The non-obstetric ultrasound service will provide GPs with direct access and may include the following: • Upper Abdomen Ultrasound Scans, • Testicular Ultrasound Scans, • Renal Tract Ultrasound Scans, • Pelvic Ultrasound Scans (including both Trans abdominal and Trans vaginal Scans) • 2 Week Wait Cancer Pathway Exclusions Non-obstetric ultrasound:  Triage of inappropriate referrals where Ultrasound isn't the right choice of diagnostic  Patients who are medically unfit to undergo Ultrasound scanning  Onward referral for private or alternative treatment should not be made without the explicit written agreement of the GP  The service should only provide services in line with local & national clinical guidelines or based on best practice recommendations, such as NICE guidance.  Treatments and interventions listed by Oxfordshire CCG as low priority should not be implemented without the specific written agreement of the referring GP and after appropriate approval has been obtained from the CCG. The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further years and commence on 1st February 2018. The contract value stands at £493,966 per annum, making the overall contract value £1,481,898. All services are to be provided across Oxfordshire with bases in the following locality areas (See attached document for locality map): - North, North East, South East, South West and West Localities and Oxford City.