NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG – Home Oxygen Service – Assessment & Referral (HOS-AR)

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working with NHS Southport & Formby Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group to procure a contract for a Home Oxygen Service – Assessment & Referral (HOS-AR) for patients living in the CCG area.
The aim of the Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service (HOS-AR) is to ensure that home oxygen is appropriately prescribed to those people who clinically need it. The provider will be required to deliver assessment and follow-up appointments in either a clinic environment or in the patient's home, where appropriate. The service will clinically manage all adult patients where a potential need for home oxygen has been identified or a prescription for home oxygen has been initiated.
NICE guidance recommends that a specialised assessment needs to take place to enable the oxygen requirements of the patient is individually met.
There will be an initial contract period of 4 years commencing on 1st April 2022. There will be the option to extend for a further 2-year period from 1st April 2026. The contract value is set at £1,800,000 over the entire 6-year contract period.

Potential suppliers should be aware that clarifications to the Selection Questionnaire documents should be submitted by 12pm on Thursday 7th October 2021 and Tender responses should be submitted before 12pm on Friday 15th October 2021.

Submission of the Selection Questionnaire and procurement specific information: this exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk

Candidates wishing to be considered must register their expression of interest & provide additional procurement-specific information (by registering on the Bravo portal). Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).

For technical support in submitting your Selection Questionnaire or tender submission, contact the Bravo Solution Help Desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk