Health and social work services

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) works for and on behalf of NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (NTCCG) who wish to commission a Type 2 Diabetes Education Service to cover the whole of the North Tyneside locality. The aim of the service is to provide the people of North Tyneside with a community based education service for people with type 2 diabetes, which allows patients to choose the learning environment which is best suited to their needs. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) works for and on behalf of NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (NTCCG) who wish to commission a Type 2 Diabetes Education Service to cover the whole of the North Tyneside locality. The aim of the service is to provide the people of North Tyneside with a community based education service for people with type 2 diabetes, which allows patients to choose the learning environment which is best suited to their needs. The objectives of the service are to: — Improve patients ability to self-manage their Diabetes. — Signpost patients to local services to support long term lifestyle changes to improve their mental and physical health. — Support patients to set their own goals and develop their own personal action plan with regard to their future diabetic management. — Ensure that patients have a greater understanding of the need to attend screening appointments (e.g. retinopathy, podiatry). — Ensure patients have a greater understanding of the importance of the 9 care processes, their targets and their relevance to protecting their future health. — Ensure patients are aware of the relevant frequency and access to testing for the nine care processes. The service is to commence from 14.6.2017 for a period of 1 year with the option to extend the contract by a further 1 year period, subject to satisfactory contractual performance. Bidders are advised, however, that NTCCG has put forward a bid for NHSE Sustainability and Transformation funding and, if successful, will look at reviewing the service and the associated costs. It is possible that a further separate tender may result from those considerations within the next 24 months. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, the contracting authority must consider: How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of North Tyneside and how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement. This will be tested via the response to the tender. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS The tender questionnaire and all relevant documentation associated with this offer can be accessed via the above link after 12:00 on 27.2.2017. It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection.