NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG - Specialist Bowel & Bladder Prescription Service

Tender description

NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG - Specialist Bowel & Bladder Prescription Service EARLY ENGAGEMENT NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are working on behalf of NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG who wish to procure a Specialist Bowel and Bladder Prescription service for patients living in the CCG areas. The aim of the service is to significantly improve the quality of care and support for around 750 stoma patients in the CCG areas. The Sefton Specialist Bowel & Bladder Prescription Service will make it easy for patients with stoma and catheter needs to order all the appliances and products they require. Additionally, service will give patients access to advice from specialist nurses and an individualised care review to ensure they are always prescribed the best products for their differing needs. The provider will be expected to work closely with GP practices and community and hospital-based stoma teams. Patients will continue to have the choice of which organisation or company they would like their stoma appliances and products dispensed from. This is a £0-based contract and the CCGs envisage there not being a cost associated with the provision of the service. The CCGs are inviting any organisation who would wish to bid for the service to a virtual bidder engagement meeting to discuss the requirements of the service and answer any questions that any potential bidder may have. The engagement meetings are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 29th September 2020. The draft specification will be made available to participants in the engagement meetings. All questions and answers will be recorded and share with any participating organisation. If you wish to participate in the engagement meetings, please e-mail mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net to arrange an appointment. The deadline for requesting an appointment is 4pm on Friday 25th September 2020. Additional information: This Early Engagement Notice is published under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.