Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-12
Buyer: NHS Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support
Country: UK
Region: North and North East Lincolnshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Submission deadline: 2016-02-29

Technical requirements: North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NLCCG) is looking to commission Musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services (MCATS) to meet the specific requirements of a Practice based Care Network. The MCATS Service provider/s will provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and where appropriate physiotherapy treatment for patients aged 11+ who are registered with a North Lincolnshire CCG GP practice and have not presented to primary care with any red flag symptoms or any of the exclusion criteria. This service will include:
— Advice to the referring clinician to refer the patient for further diagnostic tests for further investigations prior to the correct treatment pathway being determined;
— Advice to the referring clinician to refer the patient to a specialist MSK clinician (e.g. Consultant/GP with special interests);
— Advice to the referring clinician to refer the patient to other secondary care specialities for surgical procedures/ medical interventions not within the remit of the service and for patients with red flag symptoms;
— Advice to the referring clinician for onward referral of the patient to other community services where appropriate (including the community plan service, physiotherapy services);
It is expected that the service will integrate with, support and maximise existing local commissioning arrangements by appropriately managing patient care within Primary and Community Care.
A service specification will support the procurement exercise. Selection of the successful bidder(s) will be based on the qualifying criteria.
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. See accompanying documentation. See accompanying documentation. See accompanying documentation. See accompanying documentation.
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