Health and social work services

Tender description

The overall aim of the Hounslow integrated consultant led community Pulmonary rehabilitation, home oxygen assessment and specialist nurse support service are to provide all eligible patients with a service that meets their needs and achieves the outcomes. The objectives of the service are to: 1) Provide an integrated care service where the Provider will work with other services/stakeholders, to ensure continuity of care is provided to the patients with chronic respiratory conditions, e.g. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). 2) Ensure pulmonary rehabilitation is accessible to all individuals with chronic respiratory conditions e.g. COPD. 3) Provide a systematic and integrated assessment and review of patients on home oxygen (HOS AR). 4) Provide recently discharged COPD patients with support so that they can self-manage their condition and avoid re-admission. 5) Reduce non-elective admission to hospital for those patients with diagnosed COPD. The CCG anticipates awarding a contract for 3 years to the appointed provider with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the CCG’s discretion, i.e. up to 5 years. To access and download a copy of the Service Specification and details of the procurement process, potential Bidders are invited to log in to the electronic procurement portal "EU-Supply" available at: — https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com. — registration on EU-Supply is FREE OF CHARGE. — once logged into EU-Supply, search for TENDER REFERENCE 29238 "Pulmonary Rehab and Home Oxygen", then register your interest to download the documents. Please find the EU-Supply Quick User Guide, this will assist your use of the portal. For any technical support, please contact the EU-Supply Helpdesk on: — telephone: 0800 840 2050, or, — email: support@eu-supply.com. ***The Deadline for Bid Submissions via the EU-Supply Portal is 12 noon, Wednesday 25th October 2017***.