Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-10-14
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU
Country: UK
Region: Derby
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85140000: Miscellaneous health services

Technical requirements: Joint procurement across the Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group. Erewash CCG is the Lead Commissioner.
Erewash Clinical Commissioning Group (ECCG) on behalf of the 4 Derbyshire CCG's (Hardwick CCG, North Derbyshire CCG and Southern Derbyshire CCG) would like to inform you of the opportunity to participate in the delivery of Core Podiatry services across Derbyshire. Core Podiatry is defined as ‘the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of common foot pathologies associated with the toenails, soft tissues and the musculoskeletal system with the purpose of sustaining or improving foot health’ (Farndon, 2006).
The service will focus on the needs of those individuals with low and medium levels of foot care needs, with potential providers referring on to specialised podiatry and extended scope podiatry as required and further signposting to non-podiatric services where clinically appropriate, e.g. smoking cessation or weight management services.
This service is currently commissioned via an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process. Commissioners have reviewed the current service specification and delivery model and are seeking a more flexible solution to respond to, amongst other things, increasing demand and the implementation of the wider service transformation agenda.
The commissioners are currently reviewing Diabetes and MSK pathways which will impact upon podiatry requirements and therefore experience in delivering integrated services would be advantageous. Consequently, commissioners are keen to assess levels of interest from any providers that have the capacity to provide these services under a Single provider, Lead provider, consortium or partnership arrangement, as opposed to an Any Qualified Provider route, to facilitate equitable access across Derbyshire within each of the Derbyshire district areas.
Providers interested in bidding, should express their interest if the CCG decide to formally tender these services.
a) Register your interest on the portal at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge);
b) Select Open Access PQQ_ XXX; NOTE: THIS IS NOT A PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Arden & GEM Bravo procurement portal to communicate with interested parties.
Please note that the deadline for registering your expression is 17:00 on Friday 28.10.2016. The procurement will be advertised on Contracts Finder and administered via the Arden & GEM Bravo Solution e-procurement portal website http://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. An expression of interest will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any subsequent procurement conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.
This is purely an exercise to register your interest in this opportunity and does not commit the CCG to undertake a formal process. If an engagement event is undertaken it is anticipated to take place during October or November 2016.