Transfer of Community Services Applications to Pre-Qualify for Invitation to Tender

NHS Great Yarmouth & Waveney (NHS GYW), a Norfolk and Suffolk based Primary Care Trust, is inviting suitably qualified and experienced NHS healthcare providers to apply to deliver a wide range of community services within NHS GYW’s catchment area.

NHS GYW would welcome bids from NHS organisations which involve other organisations, independent, voluntary or NHS, that could add value to the bid by bringing innovative ideas and approaches to the delivery of
community services. The NHS organisation will be the lead contractor.

NHS GYW will transfer its community services provider arm, Great Yarmouth & Waveney Community
Services (GYWCS), to the successful bidder, who will work with NHS GYW to effect a safe and timely transfer and then assume responsibility for the delivery of the 34 community healthcare services GYWCS currently provides to the local population. These include community hospital in-patient services, district nursing, health visiting, prison healthcare, sexual health, physiotherapy and occupational therapy services, children’s services and other specialist services. GYWCS operates from a range of locations across Great Yarmouth and Waveney including GP practices, patients’ homes, schools and a prison.

This opportunity is one of the fi rst of its kind in the NHS. It will give the successful bidder a crucial footing in thecommunity services market, which is set to expand nationally. The successful provider will benefi t from working with the current GYWCS management and experienced clinical teams.

The Community Services contract will be for three years, with a possible renewal for up to two years. TUPE regulations will apply to the circa 600 whole time equivalent staff currently employed within GYWCS.

From Monday 21 December further information and instructions on how to take part in the procurement
process, can be obtained by visiting the NHS Supply2Health portal: http://www.supply2health.nhs.uk Copies of the Memorandum of Information and the Pre Qualifying Questionnaire can be obtained from that date via NHS GYW’s website: http://www.gywpct.nhs.uk

Closing date for return of the PQQ is 12:00 noon on Friday 15 January 2010.

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