Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-22
Buyer: Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Country: UK
Region: Derby
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Submission deadline: 2016-10-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This is a collaborative process across the 4 Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Groups with Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group as the Lead Commissioner.
The Commissioners are looking for suitably qualified and capable providers who have experience of delivering Audiology services across Derbyshire and the ability to deliver a comprehensive patient-centred direct access adult hearing service for age related hearing loss in line with national guidance and local requirements.
The vision for people with age related hearing problems is for them to receive, high quality, efficient services delivered closer to home, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of local communities, free at the point of access. The Direct Access Adult Hearing Service is aimed at adults, who are in the inclusion criteria, experiencing difficulties with their hearing and communication who feel they might benefit from hearing assessment and care, including the option of trying hearing aids to reduce these difficulties.
This service is being offered to the market utilising an Any qualified Provider (AQP)process. It is essential that interested providers must be able to demonstrate an ability to mobilise the service provision to ensure a service commencement date of 1.4.2017. Under the terms of an a AQP, no activity is guaranteed and is therefore entered into as a zero value, zero volume contract. Payment is based on activity only, as identified within the schedule of rates (please refer to ITT documentation for details).
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal ‘Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU Procurement Portal’ in this procurement exercise. To access (please see web link below): https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
To register on the portal: — From the portal (Arden and GEM Bravo) Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link — Accept the terms and conditions for using the portal — Complete your organisation and personal details — Choose a memorable user name and submit — You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a ‘Forgot my Password’ link on the portal homepage).
To Express Interest in the ITT: — Login with your unique user name and password — From the suppliers reserved area click ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ — This is a repository of all ITTs open to any registered supplier. Select ITT_543 — AQP Audiology Service across Derbyshire.
Service contract is 5 years in duration, however it is subject to a 3 year re-accreditation process for all providers. A new window of opportunity will be opened at year 3 to allow any new entrants an opportunity to apply under the AQP process.
The above date and time reflects the transfer of bids from the Bravo portal to Award 6 for evaluation by the nominated representative. This date and time is indicative and is subject to change.