Adult Respiratory Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service

NHS England (London and South Region is seeking to identify a suitable provider to procure Adult Respiratory Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) services for the South West of England/North Centraland North West of London (including the hospitals from the old North Central network: Royal Free, UCLH, Whittington, Barnet North Mid, which is now part of North East and Central ACC) and is defined by the four Adult Critical Care Networks of South West Peninsula, Avon and Gloucester, Thames Valley and North West London and the additional referrals from the specific hospitals set out above.

Adult Respiratory Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service Requirements.

The adult respiratory ECMO service provision encompasses:

• Acceptance of patients referred to the service who fulfil the eligibility criteria for entry to the service;
• Specialist retrieval;
• Assessment (up to a maximum of 48 hours);
• Treatment: provision of extracorporeal life support through a pathway of care using standard clinical protocols;
• Post treatment support (post decannulation up to a maximum of 48 hours);
• End of life care.

ECMO centres will be expected to:

• Anticipate, plan for and manage seasonal variation;
• Respond as part of a national system to unanticipated surges in demand, over and above the seasonal demand.

All values listed are full 5 years costs, this procurement is a 3 years plus the option to extend for a further period of 2 years.