PIN for Lymphoedema Service in East Berkshire

NHS Frimley ICB is seeking expressions of interest in a potential tender for a lymphoedema service in East Berkshire. The service will be open to adults over the age of 18 registered with an East Berkshire GP.

Early intervention is fundamental to successful treatment and long term management, and comprises pre-emptive interventions through to intensive therapies, and may include assessment, advice and education, risk reduction strategies, skin care, compression, simple and manual lymphatic drainage, exercise, positioning, pain management and psychological support. Supported self-management is an essential element of lymphoedema management.

Treatments should be offered in line with The Lymphoedema Framework: Best Practice for the Management of Lymphoedema (2006) and all relevant NICE guidance.

All patients with lymphoedema should receive a coordinated package of care, at a level of intervention appropriate to their needs.

The main objectives of the service are:

The contract will potentially be for 3 years with an option to extend for 2 further years. The estimated contract value based on current activity levels would be £950k over the full five year period.

If your organisation would be interested in providing the above service, please contact mstanbrook@nhs.net (cc'ing ian.murdock@nhs.net) to express interest. The closing date for responses is 5pm 18th August 2023.

Additional information: The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).