NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG - Home Oxygen Service - Assessment & Referral (HOS-AR)

Tender description

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 make a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) a Home Oxygen Service - Assessment & Referral (HOS-AR) for patients living in the CCG areas. The aim of the proposed service is to assist patients who require oxygen to treat their medical conditions. The provider will be required to deliver assessment and follow-up appointments in either a clinic environment or in the patient's home, where appropriate. The medical conditions include treatment of hypoxaemia in patients with saturation of less than 92% on air or high flow short burst oxygen for the treatment of cluster headache. NICE guidance recommends that a specialised assessment needs to take place to enable the oxygen requirements of the patient is individually met. The potential contract will be valued at approximately £300,000 per year; and the contract duration will be for 4 years with the potential to extend for a further 1 x 2-year period. The CCGs are currently looking for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from providers who could be interested in delivering a Home Oxygen Service - Assessment & Referral (HOS-AR) to applicable patients in the CCG areas in order to help inform their Commissioning intentions. To find out more or to respond to this opportunity please visit the NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU e-sourcing portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml Potential suppliers should be aware that Expressions of Interest (EOIs) should be submitted by 12pm on Thursday 12th November 2020. In the event that the commissioners proceed to an Invitation to Tender stage all providers who expressed interest in the tender will be invited into the procurement process which will be conducted through MLCSU's e-sourcing portal https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. There will also be a further call for competition using the relevant advertising media.