Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-30
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on Behalf of Staffordshire CCGs
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85121282
Submission deadline: 2020-11-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This notice is to inform the market that Commissioners are entering into a procurement process for the provision of Tier 3 Community Dermatology across NHS North Staffordshire, NHS Stoke on Trent, NHS Stafford and Surrounds, NHS Cannock Chase and NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsular CCGs.
The Tier 3 Community Dermatology service will include a multi-disciplinary, ‘one stop shop’ consultant-led service, whereby patients shall be seen by a Consultant, Dermatology Registrar, GP with Special Interest or specialist nurse, and where appropriate shall be assessed and treated in the same appointment, thus avoiding a referral to secondary care. The provider shall offer clinical triage, assessment, diagnostic biopsy, and treatment for the conditions listed under (II.2.4). The service shall ensure that all treatments comply with the latest version of the CCGs’ Excluded and Restricted Procedures Policy.
This notice is to inform the market that Commissioners are entering into a procurement process for the provision of Tier 3 Community Dermatology across NHS North Staffordshire, NHS Stoke-on-Trent, NHS Stafford and Surrounds, NHS Cannock Chase and NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsular CCGs.
The Tier 3 Community Dermatology service will include a multi-disciplinary, ‘one stop shop’ consultant-led service, whereby patients shall be seen by a Consultant, Dermatology Registrar, GP with Special Interest or specialist nurse, and where appropriate shall be assessed and treated in the same appointment, thus avoiding a referral to secondary care.
The provider shall offer clinical triage, assessment, diagnostic biopsy, and treatment for the conditions listed below. The service shall ensure that all treatments comply with the latest version of the CCGs’ Excluded and Restricted Procedures Policy and where necessary use the individual funding request process for any none standard treatment for unique cases.
• moderate eczema for treatment principally with topical therapies and supervision by nurses/health visitors;
• indication for the systemic therapy in the treatment of psoriasis/eczema based on past or current diagnosis/treatment;
For any patient that requires further intervention through to secondary care, the service will need to work closely with local partner organisations to ensure a swift, coordinated pathway is followed and that all service users are transferred to the appropriate specialty with all relevant transfer documentation. This in turn will ensure reduction of delays in overall pathway of care, ensuring service user experience is at the heart of all care.
There is a requirement that the service will be provided within community locations throughout the Staffordshire localities allowing patient choice closer to home.
The CCGs are looking to award the contract for a period of 3 years with a possible 2 Years extension available.
All successful providers will be expected to deliver the service under the NHS Standard Full Length Contract.
If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details
Will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process.
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register.
(ii) once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated.