Nottingham Treatment Centre

NHS Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioning Group, for itself and on behalf of NHS Nottingham City CCG, NHS Nottingham North and East CCG and NHS Nottingham West CCG, interested parties to express interest in the opportunity to provide a high quality and value for money service to diagnose and treat people with conditions - this will be from referral through diagnosis to outpatient assessment and post discharge care.

The services will be provided from the Nottingham Treatment Centre and will cover care across the following specialities:

• Colorectal Surgery
• Dermatology
• Gastroenterology
• Gynaecology
• Rheumatology
• Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Vascular Surgery
• Endocrinology
• General Surgery
• Hepatology
• Respiratory
• Urology

The service will deliver the aims by:

• Having agreed clear evidence-based pathways & protocols (that comply with national/local guidance)
• Mandating the use of standardised referral templates
• Having clinical triage of referrals
• Providing Advice & Guidance ahead of referral
• Providing feedback on referrals received
• Providing clinical educational sessions (both in the provider's own organisation and beyond)
• Providing opportunities for generalist shadowing specialist clinicians
• Using Patient Decision Aids (PDAs) and other quality patient information
• Taking a multidisciplinary approach to patient management
• Promoting Self-Care and Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
• Utilising technology to support Service Users and Clinicians
• Adhering to national and local service standards
• Adhering to national and local targets
• Adopting the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) methodology
• Meeting Service Users physical, psychological and emotional needs
• Developing 'proof of concept' pilots with commissioners, around alternative models of provision
• Providing access to high quality interpreting and translation services for service users
• Working with other local health economy providers and clinicians to the benefit of the local population

This notice is a Prior Information Notice under permitted procedure for social and other specific services, as provided for in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - Regulation 75. In accordance with Regulation 75 (1)(b) of the Regulations, interested parties should note that the contract for the services may be awarded without further publication and interested parties should express their interest in writing by completing the response template attached to this advert.

Additionally, interested parties should note that the Authority intends to hold a Market Engagement Event on the 15th January 2018. By expressing an interest all interested parties will be invited to attend. Further details will be sent out in due course.

Additional information: Outline Timetable:

• Market Engagement Event: 15th January 2018
• Invitation to Tender: Advert Placed: 22nd January 2018
• Closing date: 21st February 2018
• Clarifications interviews: 06 March 2018
• Notify Bidders: 13 April 2018
• Mobilisation: : w/c 24th April 2018
• Service commencement: 29th July 2018
• Completion of Contract: 36 + 24 months from start date

Please register your interest on the Arden & GEM Bravo Solution e-procurement portal at: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).

Express interest by:

1. Logging-in to the Arden GEM CSU e-Tendering portal
2. Select Open Access PQQ
3. Search for REFERENCE NUMBER pqq_458 related to this contract and view details
4. Click on Express Interest link
5. Once you have expressed interest, access the My PQQs page

Once registered, please complete the 'Response Template' with a brief profile of your organisation and experience and submit via the qualification envelope.

Please note the following organisations will be associates to this contract; NHS Mansfield and Ashfield CCG, NHS Newark and Sherwood CCG, NHS Bassettlaw CCG, NHS Erewash CCG, NHS Hardwick CCG, NHS North Derbyshire CCG, NHS Southern Derbyshire CCG, NHS Lincolnshire East CCG, NHS Lincolnshire West CCG, NHS South West Lincolnshire CCG, NHS South Lincolnshire CCG, NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG, NHS Leicestershire West CCG, NHS Leicester City CCG and NHS England Midlands and East