Provision of a community acupuncture service

Nottingham City CCG invites offers from suitably qualified and experienced providers of community acupuncture services.

The service will work closely with the community pain service providing acupuncture services for a range of pain conditions where requested or indicated by the patient’s GP.

To express your interest in this contract opportunity please follow the instructions below:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.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 – The ITT is available to view by clicking the Nottingham City CCG Provision of a community acupuncture service link within the Bravo website.

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.

Additional information: Please note we will be using the Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit Bravo Procurement Portal for the submission of offers and for the receipt and response to any clarification questions.

To submit your offer please follow the instructions below:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.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 – The ITT is available to view by clicking the Nottingham City CCG Provision of a community acupuncture service link within the Bravo website.

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.