Additional capacity in outpatient neurology in South Devon and Torbay

Commissioners are seeking interest from suitably qualified potential provider(s) to assist with capacity and support for the current outpatient neurology service in South Devon and Torbay. The service is targeted on the over 18 population who are registered with a GP in the SD&T CCG area.

We are particularly interested in community and nurse led models of care supported by early consultant diagnosis. The capacity issues relate to general neurological conditions including epilepsy, headache and migraine.

Contact outside of this period may not beconsidered due to the urgent need to resolve capacity issues to meet the needs of patients. Any resulting contract is envisaged to be to bridge the gap to assist the current capacity issues.

We envisage this to be to the order of 12 months with an optional 12 month extension period. We have difficulty stating the exact value of the contract but can share with those providers who engage with us details around the activity shortfall that presents us with an urgent and pressing need.

To help potential providers understand if they can assist we have supplied the best estimated (potential) annual value that we are able to calculate at this point. To note, this prior information notice may result in a call for offers and lead to contract award.

The reader should therefore consider this information notice as a call for competition that may result in an award of contract underthe provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any process arising from the PIN will be run in a transparent process, treating all bidders equally Additional information: This opportunity is linked to a Prior Information Notice as a call for competition ref: 2016-102421 which has been sent for publication on 05/08/2016 The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU("the Directive") and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations").

The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive,and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent procurement process,treating all bidders equally.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. The use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor any other indication or described procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations