Health services

Tender description

NHS Halton CCG is looking for providers of Urgent Treatment Centres in the Borough of Halton. This procurement is being split into 2 Lots: – lot 1: provision of an Urgent Treatment Centre in Widnes, and — lot 2: provision of an Urgent Treatment Centre in Runcorn. NHS Halton CCG (the Contracting Authority) is procuring services for 2 Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs): — 1 to be provided in Widnes, and — 1 to be provided in Runcorn. These services are an evolution of the current service provided at the respective Urgent Care Centres and is based on a nationally mandated set of requirements that are detailed in the Urgent Treatment Centres — Principles and Standards, published in July 2017. It is expected that both UTCs will be open for 12 hours per day; 7 days per week. The UTC will consist of the following main functions: — reception, — triage, — assessment and treatment, — associated diagnostic tests/investigations, — discharge, including necessary communications to the patient’s registered GP, — onward referral if needed (e.g. assessment units), — provision of self-care and well-being advice and information, — helping patients with registration with a local GP if required. The services based in the centres will be accessible by all of the patients of the 14 GP practices that are covered by NHS Halton CCG; and will also triage and treat patients from other CCG areas. There are a range of patients who will attend the UTC, including: — patients who self-present or are bought by another (such as peer) will include patients with minor illness/ailment and/or injury and will be triaged as appropriate, — patients who have contacted the 111 service and been advised to attend with or without an appointment time, — patients who are transported/transferred by the North West Ambulance Service using the agreed Appropriate Care Pathway (ACP) protocol for patient management/disposition e.g. UTC, — vulnerable patients in a crises e.g. elderly patients becoming confused due to a UTI requiring antibiotics, — patients from care/nursing homes. The specification for the UTCs may be subject to change to incorporate other contracts when these expire in line with NHS England’s national integrated urgent care specification. These contracts are: — GP Access Fund (GP Extra), — Out of Hours; NHS 111. The breakdown of both Lots in the contracts is as follows: — Urgent Treatment Centres: 5 000 000 GBP per annum — total of 25 000 000 GBP over the 5 years, — GP Access Fund (GP Extra): from 1.4.2020 to 30.9.2024 only: 722 000 GBP per annum — total of 3 249 000 GBP, — Out of Hours: from 1.10.2020 to 30.9.2024 only: 1 087 000 GP per annum — total of 4 348 000 GBP, — NHS 111: from 1.10.2020 to 30.9.2024 only: 316 253 GBP per annum — total of 1 265 012 GBP. Potential suppliers should be aware that clarifications to the Selection Questionnaire documents should be submitted before Friday 7.12.2018 and Selection Questionnaire responses should be submitted before 12:00 p.m. on Friday 14.12.2018. Further information is available from www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk and https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk NHS Halton CCG (the Contracting Authority) is procuring services for 2 Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs): — 1 to be provided in Widnes, and — 1 to be provided in Runcorn. These services are an evolution of the current service provided at the respective Urgent Care Centres and is based on a nationally mandated set of requirements that are detailed in the Urgent Treatment Centres — Principles and Standards, published in July 2017. It is expected that both UTCs will be open for 12 hours per day; 7 days per week. The UTC will consist of the following main functions: — reception, — triage, — assessment and treatment, — associated diagnostic tests/investigations, — discharge, including necessary communications to the patient’s registered GP, — onward referral if needed (e.g. assessment units), — provision of self-care and wellbeing advice and information, — helping patients with registration with a local GP if required. The services based in the centres will be accessible by all of the patients of the 14 GP practices that are covered by NHS Halton CCG; and will also triage and treat patients from other CCG areas. There are a range of patients who will attend the UTC, including: — patients who self-present or are bought by another (such as peer) will include patients with minor illness/ailment and/or injury and will be triaged as appropriate, — patients who have contacted the 111 service and been advised to attend with or without an appointment time, — patients who are transported/transferred by the North West Ambulance Service using the agreed Appropriate Care Pathway (ACP) protocol for patient management/disposition e.g. UTC, — vulnerable patients in a crises e.g. elderly patients becoming confused due to a UTI requiring antibiotics, — patients from care/nursing homes. The specification for the UTCs may be subject to change to incorporate other contracts when these expire in line with NHS England’s national integrated urgent care specification. These contracts are: GP Access Fund (GP Extra); Out of Hours; NHS 111. The breakdown of both lots in the contracts is as follows: — Urgent Treatment Centres: 5 000 000 GBP per annum — total of 25 000 000 GBP over the 5 years, — GP Access Fund (GP Extra): from 1.4.2020 to 30.9.2024 only: 722 000 GBP per annum — total of 3 249 000 GBP, — Out of Hours: from 1.10.2020 to 30.9.2024 only: 1 087 000 GBP per annum — total of 4 348 000 GBP, — NHS 111: from 1.10.2020 to 30.9.2024 only: 316 253 GBP per annum — total of 1 265 012 GBP. Potential suppliers should be aware that clarifications to the Selection Questionnaire documents should be submitted before Friday 7.12.2018 and Selection Questionnaire responses should be submitted before 12:00 p.m. on Friday 14.12.2018. Further information is available from www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk and https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk