Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-09-14
Buyer: NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services

Technical requirements: This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Request for Information (RFI) published on behalf of NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
The purpose of this advert is to gauge market interest and invite suitably qualified and experienced Providers to express an interest for the Provision of Community Ophthalmology Services in Salford.
The service is designed to meet the needs of the Salford registered population, ensuring that patients can access the right level of care in the right setting. The main aims of the service will be the assessment and management of patients whose eye conditions are at low risk of deterioration who are either referred by primary care for assessment or discharged from secondary care for monitoring.
For Further information and to express an interest in participating in the RFI process Providers should register their interest on the EU Supply reference 29111. The deadline for submissions is 2.10.2017.
It is anticipated that the contract would be for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further years. The CCG is seeking to engage with suitably qualified and experienced Providers to inform the most appropriate route to market. A Market Engagement Questionnaire has been developed for completion, along with a summary of the service specification. If the CCG decides to undertake a formal procurement process then this is anticipated to commence in November 2017, with the intention to have a contract awarded by April 2018 and for Service to commence by August 2018.
— Provide care closer to people's homes, in a community environment, offering a fast and convenient locally based community outpatient service;
— Reduce demand on hospital based services via a reduction in referrals to secondary care services and a reduction in the number of follow-ups;
— Provide a referral assessment (triage) service at the point of entry to deflect/redirect referrals to a more appropriate service;
— Ensure that patients are assessed, diagnosed and have started definitive treatment within 18 weeks;
— Develop and/or build relationships with both primary and secondary care clinicians / commissioners / other relevant stakeholders to ensure collaborative working between organisations around care pathways;
— Provide high standards of care ensuring patients have a positive experience measured by patient satisfaction surveys;
— Support the education and up-skilling of referrers, to conduct better ophthalmic diagnosis and condition management in primary care.
Providers wishing to express an interest in participating in this RFI/PIN process should register their interest on the EU Supply Website to access the full documentation. To register on EU Supply please log on to the following website: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com and look for tender reference number 29111. The RFI documentation should be completed and submitted by 12:00  2.10.2017.
For support registering on EU Supply and downloading the documentation please contact the e-Tendering helpdesk on 0800 840 2050 or support@eu-supply.com. The CCG is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this exercise. The procurement of any services by the CCG in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any responses provided will not be treated as commercially confidential and may be used by the CCG in the final Service Specification used for the contract but no organisation will be individually identified.