Diagnostic Community Respiratory Service

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) to deliver Diagnostic Community Respiratory Service for the following locations: Lot 1: North Tyneside and Lot 2: South Tyneside A key area of focus for respiratory health set out by NHS England is early and accurate diagnosis. The aim of the Community Diagnostic Respiratory Service will be to provide a quality assured service to patients registered with a GP in the commissioning Place who have suspected COPD, asthma or another respiratory disease. The service will be staffed by clinicians, working collaboratively to deliver this service within the community. The provider will deliver a service that is personalised, proactive and fair to all patients, taking into consideration the current inequalities and wider determinants of health. The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal. To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810(Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 20 March 2023 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 21 April 2023. Lot 1: North Tyneside North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) to deliver Diagnostic Community Respiratory Service for the following locations: Lot 1: North Tyneside and Lot 2: South Tyneside A key area of focus for respiratory health set out by NHS England is early and accurate diagnosis. The aim of the Community Diagnostic Respiratory Service will be to provide a quality assured service to patients registered with a GP in the commissioning Place who have suspected COPD, asthma or another respiratory disease. The service will be staffed by clinicians, working collaboratively to deliver this service within the community. The provider will deliver a service that is personalised, proactive and fair to all patients, taking into consideration the current inequalities and wider determinants of health. The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal. To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810(Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 20 March 2023 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 21 April 2023. Lot 2: South Tyneside North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) to deliver Diagnostic Community Respiratory Service for the following locations: Lot 1: North Tyneside and Lot 2: South Tyneside A key area of focus for respiratory health set out by NHS England is early and accurate diagnosis. The aim of the Community Diagnostic Respiratory Service will be to provide a quality assured service to patients registered with a GP in the commissioning Place who have suspected COPD, asthma or another respiratory disease. The service will be staffed by clinicians, working collaboratively to deliver this service within the community. The provider will deliver a service that is personalised, proactive and fair to all patients, taking into consideration the current inequalities and wider determinants of health. The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal. To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810(Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 20 March 2023 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 21 April 2023.