Community-based elective care services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

A Contract Addendum Notice
by NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
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Sector
HEALTH
Published
28 Jul 2025
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Glenfield

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1 buyer

Description

The service includes a range of integrated referral management, diagnostic and elective care and treatment services within community settings across a broad range of specialties. It includes a strong emphasis on local collaborations and integrated care pathways, with a focus on patient satisfaction, clinical governance and meeting local health care needs. There is a strong commitment to improve healthcare for all the people of LLR, with services being delivered as close to home as possible.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

2. VI.3

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to confirmation of contract award notice. The awarding of this This contract is subject to has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period, which begins the day after this notice is published. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight of the 28th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally now been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to formally awarded using direct award under the PSR. Email address where written representations should be sent: llricb-llr.contracting@nhs.net Details of the award decision-makers: NHS LLR ICB System Executive Committee, Strategic Commissioning Group on 14th of March 2025. process C. The non-conflicted LLR ICB of System Exec Committee members have assessed the nature and the risk of this conflict and have decided to exclude any conflicted members contract is for services from related discussions and decision-making. the 01st of July 2025 to 30th September 2025, with an option to extend by another 6 months until the 31st of March 2026. The Contracting Authority has assessed the provider's suitability and technical / professional ability to undertake this service based on their current activities and performance. The provider's economic and financial standing has been considered in proportion to the contract approximate indicative lifetime value and terms. Relative importance and rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: 1. Quality and innovation The provider is achieving their current contract KPIs - where the patients with diagnostics are long waiting patients they are transferred to the provider to support the backlog at other providers, the provider is increasing capacity to ensure £12.45m (for the system can support patients treated within 6 weeks. Quality and safeguarding compliance are assured via current 3 months contract management processes. 2. Value The provider offers some elective services at less than tariff , which has been evaluated as offering good value in terms of costs, and overall benefits to service users. 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability The provider works closely with General Practice, PCNs and Federations to provide a mechanism for a greater unified voice for General Practice. The provider has a strong emphasis on local collaborations and integrated care pathways, with a focus on patient satisfaction, local integrated clinical governance and meeting local health care needs. 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice The provider manages plus the Referral Support Service. A wide range of specialties are triaged by clinicians via the e-RS referral portal and are clinically triaged to the most appropriate setting e.g., Secondary Care or a Community Service. Patients are offered the choice of appointment within LLR, which can be local to them, at a location with shorter waiting times or at a more convenient place for the patient. By offering choice of appointments in a community setting to patients, improves health inequalities and delivers the same improvements and access to care for all. Patients also have the option of choosing to be seen in an acute setting if that is what they prefer. 5. Social value The provider was created by LLR GPs in 2011. In 2021 it became a Community Interest Company. As a Community Interest Company, PCL reinvests back into the local healthcare community across LLR. This includes establishing an Equipment rental fund and supporting transformation and inequalities work such as supporting the agenda for the development of health and wellbeing hubs across LLR. By providing healthcare in the community setting, this is reducing carbon emissions by providing the service close and patients requiring to travel less. 6-month extension).

3. II.1.1.

2024/25/QK1/LLRICB 2025/26/QK1/LLRICB

CPV Codes

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

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