Pipeline Framework: Community Dermatology – NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB

A pipeline has been launched for Community Dermatology – NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB.The contract start Date is 1 November 2023. Approach to market date is 3 February 2023.This is a call for expressions of interest to attend an Engagement Event for NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s Community Dermatology Service.There are currently multiple incumbent providers delivering communitydermatology in Lancashire and South Cumbria: one provider delivering the serviceto Fylde Coast, Central Lancashire and Pennine Lancashire patients; 3 providersdelivering a community GP with Extended Role (GP with ER) dermatology servicefor Morecambe Bay; West Lancashire do not currently have a commissioned service within their geography, however a limited number of GP practices offer minor surgical services through Directed Enhanced Services.The existing provision includes children under 16yrs of age in Morecambe Bay, Central Lancashire and Pennine, with the exception of surgical procedures which must be referred to Secondary Care.In order to harmonise contract cycles, all contracts have been extended with atermination date of 31st October 2023 to enable a procurement exercise to berun across the system based on a common service specification.The service being procured will provide a One-Stop Community Dermatologyservice that ensures that patients within the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICBpopulation are offered a single point of referral for their non-skin cancer or lowrisk skin cancer (BCC) conditions. The service will work to reduce inappropriatereferrals into secondary care and to deliver the management of the defined skinconditions in a community setting.The service will provide an integrated model of dermatology service provision forLancashire and South Cumbria, facilitating communication and strengtheningclinical governance between service providers. The service will support ICB driveninnovation in practices, such as Tele dermatology and Digital Triage capabilities,evolving services within contract for the benefit of our service users.As part of this procurement process, the Authority is intending to identify oneprovider to deliver a Community Dermatology Service across the whole Lancashireand South Cumbria ICB.The contract will be for 2 years with a possible 1 year extension. The estimatedcontract value will be £15,076,592.Yr 1 £4,590,907Yr2 £5,124,960Yr3 £5,360,725NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria would like to invite all potential providers to an engagement event on Friday 3rd February 2023 12pm-1pm via Microsoft Teams.The procurement is due to commence in February 2023. The procurement will be advertised on the UK Find aTender Service (FTS) and on Contracts Finder in compliance with UK public sectorprocurement obligations.Interested providers are advised to register with MLCSU e-Procurement portal Bravo via the following link: The relevant PQQ reference number for this is PQQ_528 and the questionnaire will be located within this PQQ.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, Chorley House, Preston PR26 6TT. Email: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net