Surgical hospital services

Tender description

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wish to invite prospective providers to express their interest in the supply of Orthopaedic Services. The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) is a leading orthopaedic centre of excellence. A specialist hospital with a reputation for innovation, the Trust provides a comprehensive range of musculoskeletal (bone, joint and tissue) surgical, medical and rehabilitation services; locally, regionally, and nationally. The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wish to invite prospective providers to express their interest in the supply of Orthopaedic Services. RJAH requires access to additional consultant orthopaedic surgeons to ensure it is able to fully utilise its capacity in core hours Monday to Friday and further requires additional sessions to be provided out of core hours; predominately Saturdays. The services required will cover the full pathway of orthopaedic care from initial outpatient consultations, surgery, follow up after care and review. The successful supplier must be able to offer a full range of sub-specialty expertise including: • Arthroplasty, • Knee and sports, • Lower limb, • Foot and ankle, • Upper limb, • Spinal surgery, • Paediatric surgery. The supplier will be required to support RJAH with the management of NHS waiting lists, provision of excellent standards of care, and safe and timely delivery. The service provision shall be carried out on the RJAH site in Oswestry, Shropshire. The contract shall be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The annual value is estimated at GBP 1 922 186.00 per annum which is reflected in the estimated total contract value. The contract shall be governed by the prevailing NHS Standard Terms and Conditions in the form of the Short Form Sub-Contract. The Trust has set an affordability threshold for the procurement and reserves the right not to consider bids that are unaffordable and above the affordability envelope of the project. The affordability threshold is GBP 1 922 186.00 per annum for procedures and outpatient services.