HIV Treatment Services for Herefordshire, Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire (NHS England)

NHS Arden & GEM CSU is conducting this procurement exercise for the provision of specialised HIV Care and Treatment Services for adults provided from (Lot 1) Herefordshire, (Lot 2) Telford & Wrekin, and (Lot3) Shropshire as agent for and on behalf of NHS England Specialised Commissioning – Midlands and East. This will be a 3 year contract with the option to extend for a further year and one additional subsequent year. This service is to be provided in accordance with the NHS England national specification, which can be accessed at https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/np... and identifies the requirements to deliver specialist assessment and ongoing management of patients diagnosed with HIV infection and associated conditions. This is an outpatient based service which includes the provision of specialist pharmacy services for prescribing and management of patients on antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and forms an integral part of a care pathway which includes services beyond the scope of the Service Specification commissioned locally by other providers / agencies as part of wider network arrangements.

Additional information: How to Apply

To register on the portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

• From the Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link
• Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal
• Complete your organisation & personal details
• Choose a memorable username and submit

You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a ‘Forgot my Password’ link on the portal homepage)

To Access the portal

• Login with your unique username & password
• From the suppliers reserved area click ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ –this is a repository of all ITT’s open to any registered supplier.
• Browse the ITTs (there may be more than one page) and select “HIV Treatment Services for Herefordshire, Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire (NHS England)” by clicking on it
• Note the Details buttons on the left for Navigation and the Actions below
• Click the ‘Express Interest’ action –this will move the ITT from the ITTs Open to All Suppliers area to your ‘My ITTs’ area –this is a reserved area for ITTs that you have either been invited to or expressed interest in.