Provision of an Audiology Service for Sussex Ref 18.414 - Market Engagement

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This is a market engagement Process. The seven Sussex CCGs are jointly re-procuring community audiology services, as part of wider plans to improve health and social care for the whole of Sussex. This approach will enable CCGs to commission services in a more efficient and effective manner across a larger area. The aims of the procurement are to; • Commission best value service provision for the taxpayer • Use the experience of the last 6 years to improve the service offer for patients • Address unwarranted variation in provision across Sussex • Address inefficiencies for both commissioners and providers arising from the current model The seven CCG's are Brighton & Hove CCG, High Weald Lewes Havens CCG, Coastal West Sussex CCG, Horsham & Mid Sussex CCG, Crawley CCG, Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford CCG, and Hastings and Rother CCG. All seven CCGs will re-procure the existing Adult Hearing Aids Service for age related hearing loss, currently offered to patients aged 55 or older. Two CCG's, Crawley CCG and Horsham & Mid Sussex CCG, will in addition re-procure the existing Community Audiology services available to patients under the age of 55. The anticipated contract duration is 5 years. Service commencement will be 1/4/2020. The annual value across all of the CCGs is approximately £8m (£40m for a whole life cost of 5 years) This is a market engagement process designed to help the Commissioner form a view of the best way to commission the service and is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. It is intended as an awareness and communication exercise offering an opportunity for potential providers to understand commissioning intensions. A further tender advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time where required. A Request for Information document is available and contains further information. Providers are asked to follow the instructions to access the document which also contains an invitation and registration form for Bidder representatives to attend an engagement event (the date of which will be provided in due course). The RFI document is available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home The deadline for submission of completed RFI's is 12:00 midday on Friday 3rd May 2019.