Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of an Adult Hearing Service on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group
Authority: NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) are acting on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), to obtain a Provider to deliver a high quality service for adults experiencing hearing and communication difficulties who feel they might benefit from a hearing assessment and rehabilitation including the option of trying hearing aids with aftercare and support, in line with the National Commissioning Framework, other national guidance and local requirements. The vision for people with hearing problems is for them to receive high quality, efficient services delivered closer to home, or a more convenient location within accessible transport routes, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of local communities, free at the point of access.
CPV: Health and social work services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The key principles of an integrated hearing service, within which the Adult Hearing…Published value£3,800,000
The key principles of an integrated hearing service, within which the Adult Hearing Service operates, is to:
- Improve public health and occupational health focus on hearing loss;
- Reduce prevalence of avoidable permanent hearing loss;
- Encourage early identification, diagnosis and management of hearing loss through improved service user and professional education;
- Provide person-centred care, and respond to information and psychosocial needs, including for the effect on partners (or service user’s chosen support) of living with poor hearing;
- Support communication needs by providing timely signposting to lip reading classes and assistive technologies and other rehabilitation services;
- Promote inclusion and participation of people who are deaf or hard of hearing;
- Compliance with clinical guidance and good practice; and
- Improve the service through research and development and the adoption of new evidence based technologies and practices.
Further information on the service can be located on the EU-Supply Website.
The affordability limit for the total Contract (including any potential extensions) is £3,800,000 and the Contract will be for the duration of a 3 year initial period with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years with a service commencement date of 1st October 2021. Bidders wishing to express an interest in participating in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) should register their interest on the EU-Supply Website to access the documentation using reference 38586. To register on EU-Supply please log on to the following Website: nhssbs.eu-supply.com ↗. The ITT documentation should be completed and submitted by 3pm on 1st April 2021.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Feb 2021, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Apr 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005037- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0296c4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
Timeline
12 Mar 2021 → 1 Apr 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published12 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT
- Submission deadline1 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | Text4180000 · II.1.5 | 3800000.00 GBP | 4180000.00 GBP | |
| — | TextAffordability limit & ref number · II.2.4 | The key principles of an integrated hearing service, within which the Adult Hearing Service operates, is to: • Improve public health and occupational health focus on hearing loss; • Reduce prevalence of avoidable permanent hearing loss; • Encourage early identification, diagnosis and management of hearing loss through improved service user and professional education; • Provide person-centred care,… | The key principles of an integrated hearing service, within which the Adult Hearing Service operates, is to: • Improve public health and occupational health focus on hearing loss; • Reduce prevalence of avoidable permanent hearing loss; • Encourage early identification, diagnosis and management of hearing loss through improved service user and professional education; • Provide person-centred care,… | |
| — | Text4180000 · II.2.6 | 3800000.00 GBP | 4180000.00 GBP | |
| — | TextDate: 06.04.21. Time: 10.00 · IV.2.7 | Conditions for opening of tenders Date: 01/04/2021 Local time: 15:00 Place: NHS SBS for Bolton NHS CCG | Conditions for opening of tenders Date: 06/04/2021 Local time: 10:00 Place: NHS SBS for Bolton NHS CCG |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Improvement (formerly Monitor)Review body
- NHS SBSMediation bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.