Community Services for NHS Southport & Formby CCG

NHS Southport & Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (S&FCCG) is made up of local doctors, nurses, practice staff and member of the public, who are well placed to know the health needs and views of people living in the area.

S&FCCG brings together 19 doctor’s surgeries covering an area stretching from Ince Blundell in the south to Churchtown in the north.

NHS Southport & Formby CCG has been reviewing commissioning options for Integrated Community Services for some time. Following a number of visioning events in June 2014, where more than 100 stakeholders contributed, the CCG developed a long term vision for integrated community services which is underpinned by a robust clinical commissioning strategy: “Building for the future – a clinical commissioning strategy” to support the delivery of integrated adult community health services. The objectives of this strategy are to ensure that our commissioned services are:

• Integrated, responsive and delivered according to patient / population need, in partnership with others
• Proactively engaged in community asset building and development
• Effective in preventing illness and promoting self-care, health and wellbeing
• Focused on improving patient experience and quality of care
• Clinically led in planning and delivery
• Providing high clinical quality through excellent clinical leadership and governance
• Aligned to avoiding unplanned admission to acute care Effective in facilitating early, safe transfers of care

Bidders will be expected to demonstrate:

• How they will partner with the CCG in an environment of transforming health and social care provision in accordance with the Five Year Forward View and the commissioners 5 year strategies
• How they will support the CCG cost improvements as part of the QIPP programmes of the CCG, including proposals for risk sharing continuing health care spend growth
• How they will support the CCG's quality improvements as part of the QIPP programme in the CCG area
• How the management structure they have has senior clinical leadership and oversight of the service
• How they will include service users in their service development
• How they will work and integrate with other provider organisations, including primary and secondary care
• How they can demonstrate their own internal efficiencies and value for money

Through this procurement exercise, S&FCCG is looking for a community services provider that will work with S&FCCG and other key partners to deliver the best healthcare for the population of Southport & Formby.

An integrated approach will be expected of the appointed provider and the CCG will welcome bids from Consortia; or developed supply chains; or single providers who can demonstrate integration with other providers of patient care.

Additional information: This contract is going to be let as a 4-year contract with the option to extend for 1 x 1-year period.

To register interest in the procurement and to access the tender documentation, please use the following link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GS6BX462YU

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