Nottinghamshire Treatment Centre

The commissioners are seeking a provider to deliver services from the Nottingham Treatment Centre and will cover elective care across the following specialties:

1. Gynaecology
2. Colorectal Surgery
3. Dermatology
4. Endocrinology
5. Gastroenterology
6. General Surgery
7. Hepatology
8. Orthopaedics
9. Respiratory
10. Rheumatology
11. Pain Management L3
12. Urology
13. Vascular Surgery

NHSE The following Services - in the remit of NHS Specialised Commissioning - are also within the scope of this Procurement (subject to final approval):

1. Specialist skin cancer service;
2. Colorectal Faecal Incontinence

The service will deliver the aims by:

• having agreed, clear evidence-based pathways & protocols (that comply with national/local guidance),
• mandating the use of standardized 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 organization 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),
• utilizing 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, and,
• working with other local health economy providers and clinicians to the benefit of the local population

This procurement process is undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Regulations 74-77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Additional information: The Services are being commissioned by:

NHS Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioner Group (CCG) for itself and on behalf of NHS Nottingham City CCG, NHS Nottingham North and East CCG, NHS Nottingham West CCG NHS Mansfield and Ashfield CCG, NHS Newark and Sherwood CCG, NHS Bassetlaw 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, and, subject to final approval, NHS England Midlands and East (NHSE),

The contract is for a period of 60 months with the option for Commissioners to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance.

The tender deadline is the 1st November 2018 at 12 noon and the clarification deadline is the 19th October 2018 at 12 noon