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PIN Notice for Berkshire West CCGs Community Ophthalmology Services

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Published 18 Nov 2016 Contracts Finder

key details

Value£2,500,000
Statusplanned
Category (CPV) 85100000
RegionSouth East
Contract start1 Jan 2017
Contract end31 Dec 2020
SME suitableNo
OCIDocds-b5fd17-c70db0a1-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

description

The following notice is a PIN notice only and is being placed to alert providers of a potential up-coming procurement exercise. Any values and timescales stated within this PIN notice are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a guarantee.

Background

The NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group Federation is seeking expressions of interest in a potential forthcoming tender for a new integrated Community Ophthalmology Service and Community Ophthalmology Surgery Service within Berkshire West CCG areas, which includes Newbury & District CCG, North & West Reading CCG, South Reading CCG and Wokingham CCG.

The vision

NHS Berkshire West CCG Federation is looking for a high quality, effective and timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment ophthalmology service in a community setting. It will be cost effective, meet all relevant clinical and quality standards (including NICE guidelines), ensuring only those patients requiring a hospital-based specialist service are referred on. It will also reduce the time taken for patients to move from ophthalmology referral to diagnosis and treatment, undertake specified ophthalmology surgical procedures in a community setting and be a more convenient service for the patient.

Scope of service

The Community Ophthalmology and Surgical Services will be for patients registered with GPs in the Berkshire West CCG catchment area and will include:

The Community Ophthalmology Service

The Service will consist of three elements:

a)Triage of referrals to the Service;
b)Appointments to see patients for initial ophthalmology diagnosis, treatment (if required) and follow up consultation (if necessary).
c)Ocular Hypertension refinement

Exclusion criteria

a)Suspected cancers;
b)Patients who need cataract surgery;
c)Patients with diabetic retinopathy;
d)Wet AMD
e)Patients likely to need inpatient surgery.
f)Glaucoma or suspected Glaucoma

The Community Ophthalmology Surgery Service

The Provider will undertake selected procedures included within the following Health Resource Groups (HRGs):

a)BZ07A Occuplastics Category 1: 19 years and over;
b)BZ10A Orbits / Lacrimal Category 1: 19 years and over
c)BZ13Z Cornea / Sclera- Category 1

Exclusions

a)Blepharoplasty
b)Brow Lift
c)Destructive Interventions of Asymptomatic Benign Skin Lesions

The contract is expected to be for 3 years plus an optional extension of 2 years and will commence on the 1st January 2017. The annual contract value is expected to be in the region of £506k per annum.

Please express an interest by email to donnaharrington@nhs.net by the closing date of 12 noon 30th June 2016.

notice history

2 notices published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
18 Nov 2016 Planning (planning) · 51a69072-a56c-453c-a754-470a65b9653d-99589
18 Nov 2016 Planning (planning) · 893d5fae-e208-46e3-9713-856b8b20db7e-99295

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