NEL Community Lymphoedema and Complex Wound Care

Description

North East London CCG are seeking to commission a community based service providing high quality specialised lymphoedema and complex wound management. There is also additional elements of dressing optimisation and lymphoedema hosiery management and supply to patients, primary and community health and social care providers. The service will be innovative, accessible, integrate and align with providers within the health and social care economy. The provider will be required to deliver a specialist clinician led service that provides lymphoedema and complex wound care to patents across North East London within the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, City and Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. The service will need to provide services within the boroughs at suitable locations. The aim will be to: • Deliver a lymphoedema service and additional complex wound care that provides innovative and effective care at the point of need, thereby reducing the chronicity associated with unmanaged lymphoedema or non-healing wounds. • Ensure patients are seen and treated in the right place at the right time and by the most appropriate person/service. • Ensure patients have equal access to consistent levels of service regardless of where they live and their gender, age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religion or beliefs. • Reduce the number of inappropriate attendances at emergency and urgent care and increase the management of patients locally. • Develop common pathways of care ensuring there is no unnecessary duplication and promote the coordination of services. • The service will promote equitable provision and access to excellent wound care and chronic oedema management for patients and contribute to a better patient experience and quality of life. • The service will deliver training to local services across NEL of healthcare professionals improving the standards of care provided for lymphoedema and wound care. Lot 1: North East London CCG seeks to understand if there is a market for complex Lymphoedema services and is seeking expressions of interest from organisations capable of providing the stated services at across North East London. Contract commencement is expected for June 2022, the contract duration will be for 3 years with an option to extend it for 24 months. The stated contract value is for the life of the contract (3+2). Interested organisation wishing to engage with the CCG before this potential procurement procedure progresses must express an interest via Pro-contract e-tendering portal. Bidders needs to register on Pro-contract if they are not registered already. This can be done by clicking the below link. https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Once registered, you can express an interest in this project and submit the EOI form by clicking the following link to this specific project: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=baa906fa-f351-ec11-810e-005056b64545 Please note that failure to submit a duly completed expression of interest form by the deadline of 21 December 2021, 17:00, will exclude you from this procurement process. Please note that any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered. Additional information: Additional 24 months extension available Subject to the passing of the Health and Care Bill, North East London CCG will be abolished and replaced by North East London Integrated Care Boards (ICB). Any reference to the CCG as the Contracting Authorities in this procurement should be interpreted as referring to the ICB that will take its place in due course. Please note that the contract(s) will be awarded without further publication of a contract notice. Interested organisations must express their interest as instructed in this PIN notice if they wish to take part in this procurement process.