Lancaster, Morecambe Bay & South Cumbria Lymphoedema Service - Cancer & Non Cancer

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board(ICB) who are looking to undertake a Competitive Process for the provision of a Lancaster, Morecambe Bay and South Cumbria Lymphoedema Service.

The aim is to commission a high quality, evidence-based, effective, equitable and accessible service for patients who have cancer-related and non-cancer related lymphoedema, regardless of aetiology, that ensures improved patient outcomes in relation to clinical needs, quality of life, health and well-being for the populations of Lancaster, Morecambe Bay and South Cumbria.

There will be a maximum of 1 contract totalling £2,028,707 for the full length of the contract. The contract will be for 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years. The annual value is £405,741.

The Contract Start Date is 16th September 2024.

The ICB has set an affordability threshold within the Competitive Process. Bidders who submit a bid over the maximum contract value will not achieve the score of a pass. Their bid will be regarded as non-compliant and be a failed bid and the rest of the bid will be rejected and the scoring questions will not be evaluated. This will be checked during the preliminary stages of the evaluation during the compliance checks. The ICB may seek clarification on bids that are unusually low or above the affordability threshold. This is not a competition on price.

The ITT will be live on Wednesday 21st February 2024 on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submissions will Friday 22nd March 2024 12:00pm midday.

The deadline for clarification questions is Tuesday 12th March 2024 12:00pm.

As part of this Competitive Process, the Authority is intending to identify one provider.

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. (C206051, 'Lancaster, Morecambe Bay & South Cumbria Lymphoedema Service-Cancer & Non Cancer').