Request for Information Community Lymphoedema Service

North of England Commissioning Support(NECS)for and on behalf of NHS Hartlepool & Stockton, and South Tees Clinical Commissioning Groups(CCG) wishes to engage with potential providers through a Request for Information (RFI)process in relation to a proposed procurement of a Community Lymphoedema Service for the populations of Hartlepool, Stockton and South Tees localities.

The purpose of the Community Lymphoedema Service is to provide specialist intervention, treatment and support to patients with primary or secondary lymphoedema through clinic and domiciliary services. The service will also offer comprehensive support, education and training to patients, carers and appropriate community staff to enable appropriate self-management.

The service will be able to meet multiple needs and will offer a choice of care options including outpatient appointments and domiciliary care.

Registering an Interest and Market Engagement Exercise

The CCGs are seeking to obtain input and feedback from provider organisations as part of the development of a service specification and service model for delivery of a Community Lymphoedema Service. If your organisation would like to register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to:

https://in-Tendhost.co.uk/necs and navigate to NECS211– Community Lymphoedema Service. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12.00 noon on Friday 12th February 2016.

Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the In-Tend portal