Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-04
Buyer: NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 4446000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The new approach to commission for outcomes through a new model of care for people with diabetes and specialist podiatric need is intended to:
— Improve cost efficiency through more emphasis on patient outcomes achieved by development of new contract and commissioning models
The service will provide an integrated comprehensive patient centred service for adults with diabetes who require an enhanced level of care and for children and adults who need specialist podiatric care. The key aims of the service are to:
— Ensure specialist input including consultant diabetologist, dietician, podiatrist and diabetic specialist nurse, where necessary, to assess, manage care and deliver outcomes
— Provide structured education which includes self-management and prevention advice for newly diagnosed patients with diabetes
— Assess risk and manage the foot care needs beyond the scope of AQP Podiatry arrangements for all relevant conditions both for diabetic and non-diabetic patients
— Reduce health inequalities by using innovative approaches to engage with hard to reach groups and service users
— Provide care in the community, closer to service users homes that meet service users preferences and expectations
— A high quality service demonstrated through service user feedback and improved outcomes for individuals
An outcomes based approach has been adopted for the service specification and the providers as clinical experts should focus on providing services as necessary to deliver the specified outcomes and high quality care for service users
The initial contract is for 3 years with the option of a two year extension. The initial contract is for 3 years with the option of a 2 year extension. The estimated values reflect this.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.