Diabetes Structured Patient Education (DSPE) Service

Diabetes Structured Patient Education (DSPE) Service for Leicester City CCG (LC CCG), East Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (ELR CCG) and West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (WL CCG) Arden & GEM CSU is conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of the three Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Groups, to seek suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the ‘Diabetes Structured Patient Education’ (DSPE) service. The DSPE service will provide a patient centred diabetes education for adult patients with Type2 diabetes within LLR to support them in the effective self-management of their condition.

Programmes should be delivered by appropriate trained educators, evidence-based and suit the needs of the individual. The programmes should have specific aims and learning objectives and support individual plus their family and carers in developing positive attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and skills to self-manage their diabetes.

It is the intention of the Commissioners to enter into a 3 year contract with a possible extension option of up to 24 months. This service will be commissioned via an open procurement process.

The ITT will be live on 06th October on the Arden GEM CSU e-tendering procurement portal (Bravo). All submissions will be evaluated using the scoring criteria which is contained within the ITT Instructions - Document 1.

Clarifications may be asked during the procurement process, the deadline for ITT clarification questions is 5pm on 2nd November 2015. All correspondence relating to this procurement throughout all stages of the process must be managed through the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering Procurement Portal Bravo only.