Procurement for the Provision of a Community Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Service to Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Tender description

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) are seeking bids for a non-obstetric community diagnostic ultrasound service across both regions. The procurement is being undertaken as two lots, Lot 1 to cover Oxfordshire and Lot 2 for Buckinghamshire. The commissioner is looking for providers who can deliver a safe and clinically effective service that will provide rapid local access to diagnostic non-obstetric ultrasounds for patients registered within the specified population. The service will need to:  be provided across multiple locations to make it easily accessible to the people across the whole of the area they are covering.  adopt a whole systems approach to the delivery of care and ensure services are safe, effective, patient centred, timely, efficient and equitable.  be directly accessible for GPs and other qualified primary care professionals within the respective areas and will be requested via the electronic referral system.  accept referrals from other providers within the local healthcare system or the Out of Hours Service.  be compliant with all regulatory requirements and, where appropriate, will require CQC registration to be maintained throughout the contract period. The non-obstetric diagnostic ultrasound service the ICB is looking to commission will include the following: • Upper/General abdominal ultrasound scans- includes assessment of the aorta (including screening of first-degree relatives of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm), biliary tract, gallbladder, inferior vena cava, kidneys, liver, pancreas, retroperitoneum, and spleen • Pelvic Ultrasound Scans - including transabdominal and transvaginal • Renal / bladder / prostate scans • Scrotal / testicular ultrasound scans • Musculoskeletal (as referred by the MSK MATT service) • Vascular (excluding suspected DVT) Exclusions to the service include: • Patients not registered with a Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire GP • Patients under 18 years of age • Inappropriate referrals that are not suitable for this service • Private patients • Patients requiring immediate referral to secondary care • Thyroid examinations • Lumps and bumps (Head and Neck) • Emergency Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAAs) • Obstetric care • Ultrasound guided procedures • Hernias where there is no diagnostic doubt • Superficial masses or lumps in the axilla or groin The contracts are for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further years and are anticipated to commence on 1st February 2023.