Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) - Market Engagement

Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) provides a range of equipment on loan to people of all ages ordinarily resident in the city of Derby, following assessment and prescription by a recognised prescriber.<br/><br/>The service being commissioned relates to the logistics of supplying, collecting and maintaining the equipment. Clinical input to the service is provided through the pool of recognised prescribers, a clinical commissioning function provided by DDICB, and a multi-agency Equipment Review Group. The provider will work within this framework, ensuring that the agreed clinical governance arrangements, both for individual items of equipment and strategic decisions about the equipment to be provided/policies and procedures for equipment provision, are followed appropriately. <br/><br/>As part of this market engagement, the following information/documents have been made available to providers via the Atamis e-tendering portal:<br/><br/>1. Draft Service Specification<br/>2. Indicative Annual Activity<br/>3. Market Engagement - Provider Questionnaire Document (Providers are requested to complete and submit via the Atamis portal messaging system, relating to 'project' C326749).<br/><br/>The maximum budget relating to the service is anticipated to be circa £2.5m per annum.<br/><br/>It is currently anticipated that the contract/price model will be cost and volume with payment based on activity delivered. Additional information: To Register your Interest in attending the Market Engagement Event and/or obtain additional information relating to the service, please use the following Atamis e-tendering portal Link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗, and search for Project reference: C326749.<br/><br/><br/>Providers are required to register their interest in attending the Market Engagement Event via the messaging functionality within the Atamis portal.<br/>The Commissioner would also be grateful if potential providers could complete the questionnaire (available via the e-tendering portal) and submit via the messaging functionality within the portal.