Health services

Tender description

The Community Ultrasound (non-obstetric) Service is expected to compliment the Royal College of Radiologists “Making the best use of clinical Radiology Services (2017 eighth edition)” Referral guidelines for GPs. The care pathway being commissioned includes pre-appointment communication with Service Users, diagnostic investigation and report to referrer, which covers not only the description of the investigation and findings but also any clinical recommendations for further investigation and advice on management. The Community Ultrasound (non-obstetric) Service is expected to compliment the Royal College of Radiologists “Making the best use of clinical Radiology Services (2017 eighth edition)” Referral guidelines for GPs. The care pathway being commissioned includes pre-appointment communication with Service Users, diagnostic investigation and report to referrer, which covers not only the description of the investigation and findings but also any clinical recommendations for further investigation and advice on management. This service is open to Mid Essex to join at any point upon commencement of this contract and the aggregate contract reflected in this Contract Notice is inclusive of potential indicative Mid Essex activity. The Services fall within “social and other specific services” within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) and the total contract value will exceed the threshold of 615 278 GBP. The AQP will be procured via a one stage procurement process, consisting of both a Bidder Application Form, including Selection Criteria and an Invitation to Tender stage including ITT Technical Questionnaires for each service. This will be conducted under the “light touch” regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and in line with the indicative timetable set out in the procurement documents.