Provision of Neurophysiology Services - HHP

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PSR Competitive Procedure for the Provision of Neurophysiology OP Services for Humber Health Partnership (HHP) on behalf of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust CPV: 85121200-5 Medical Specialist Services Contract for the period 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026 with option to extend for a further 3 months. Estimated contract value £550,000 for the initial 12 month term (£687,500 inc. 3mth extension option). HHP plan to work in partnership with an Independent Sector Provider to facilitate provision of additional Neurophysiology Physiologist-Led and Medical-led outpatient clinics in support of a focussed backlog clearance programme. The IS provider will provide appropriately qualified and experienced Clinical Physiologists to support additional Neurophysiology Physiologist-Led outpatient activity that is to be delivered. This will initially focus on Routine and Sleep EEGs and Physiologist-Led NCS clinics, patients aged 18 and over but may be extended to EEG paediatric cases if required; to also provide adult medical-led Electromyography (EMG) to include complex EMGs. HHP will identify all the referrals/patients from Primary Care and Specialists who will require an outpatient appointment. The IS provider will provide EEG, EMG or NCS clinics off-site with their own equipment, physiologists and administration / clinical support worker or at any available outpatient clinic rooms/facilities based at Scunthorpe General Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary (Clinical Neurophysiology Department based at Gladstone Street site), Castle Hill Hospital or East Riding Community Hospital. Clinics provided on-site at HHP sites will require supporting physiologists, administration or CSW support. Each clinic will be a 4-hour session and the all-day session would be 8 hours session, with AM and PM clinics. Clinics are expected to be delivered between 8AM to 5 PM. Start & finish time of the clinics will be agreed with the IS providers as part of the mobilisation meetings prior to the commencement of the work. The IS provider will source and provide the Clinical Physiologists, required CWS and/or administrative support for physiology-led and/or medical-led sessions. The sessions will be arranged over the weekends and weekdays with options to be done on-site (HHP Clinic rooms) for weekend sessions if rooms are available in the future. The IS provider will be required to provide a list of staff & CVs prior to the start of the contract for HHP to approve. The IS provider will ensure that any staff they provide are suitably qualified and registered with relevant NHS experience and professional bodies RCCP/AHCS/HCPC/GMC Registration, appropriately trained and are fully vetted, having successfully undergone and passed through recruitment employment check processes and clearances (including DBS checks, IR35 Legislation, Reference checks etc). Physiology-led Clinics An all-day clinic session will have capacity for 8-10 NCS cases and 5-6 EEGs. Clinic slots will be adjusted depending on what type of tests will be booked in 1 day plus the reporting time. (CTS/UNE 45 mins/slot PN 1 hour/slot, Routine EEGs 1hr 15 mins/slot, Sleep EEGs 1 hour and 30 mins/slot). NCS/EEG = minimum 6 clinics (3 full days) per month EMG Clinics An all-day clinic session should have capacity for a minimum of 10 non-complex EMG, complex EMG conditions criteria will be agreed with the IS provider and slot timings will be negotiated with the IS provider. EMG = minimum of 24 clinics (12 full days)