Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-11
Buyer: NHS Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Region: North Nottinghamshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-07-11

Technical requirements: NHS Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group is looking to commission Podiatric Surgery Services under the Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process. Its aim is to identify a number of ‘Qualified Providers'. Award of Contracts will be to any Potential Provider who “Qualifies” i.e. meets the minimum assessment and selection criteria. This procurement is being run and managed by NHS Sheffield CCG South Yorkshire Shared Procurement Service on behalf of Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group.
The podiatric surgery service is offered to patients with low medical risk and surgical podiatric need. The aim of the service is to provide assessments and treatment of patients within community settings. The service will promote supported self-care to increase the patient's confidence to self-manage and reduce the need for repeated referrals.
— Ensure the provision of a high-quality, safe and effective elective outpatient and day-case service to patients referred.
— To deliver clinically effective and cost effective diagnosis, management of foot and ankle pathology.
— To provide a comprehensive range of corrective foot surgery within the Primary Care setting as Day Case, thereby decreasing the number of patients requiring treatment within Secondary Care.
— Offer innovative models of service delivery where appropriate and as agreed with the Coordinating Commissioner.
— Ensure effective dialogue and communication with the health community at all times and establish effective collaborations with other providers as appropriate.
— During assessment, where other issues identified or suspected e.g. vascular deficit or neuropathy, communicate with GP effectively. Doppler testing if any suspicion of peripheral vascular disease — helps optimising treatment before surgery and better outcome.
— To deliver the service within a community setting thereby improving access and reducing costs associated with hospital admission.
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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