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West Lancashire
community services tender
LAST summer NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
and NHS West Lancashire CCG agreed to tender the adult community services
that have been provided by the Trust since 2011.
The services were split into 3 lots for which both NHS and private
sector providers could bid:-
► Integrated community services for Southport and Formby.
► Integrated community service for West Lancashire.
► GP out of hours, walk-in services and acute visiting in West Lancashire.
The 1st stage of the tender process is called the pre-qualification
questionnaire (PQQ). It is a shortlisting tool used to check the bidding
organisation's credentials as a healthcare provider. The Trust submitted its PQQs by the January deadline.
Southport and Formby CCG is still considering our submission; however, NHS
West Lancashire CCG has announced that the Trust was unsuccessful in
clearing this stage.
Details of the successful organisations, which include private providers
Optum Health Solutions and Virgin Care Services, are published on the CCG's
website.
Interim Chief Executive Ann Marr said:- "This is a very disappointing
decision. Our community based staff provide excellent care to patients in
their homes and in clinics every day of the week. The Trust very much values
their hard work and commitment, and patient satisfaction is high.
We have ambitious plans to add new services, which would completely
transform the way that care is delivered in our community, and provide
services more tailored to patients' needs. We will seek clarification about
why the CCG has chosen not to support this model of innovative, integrated
care."
A decision on the PQQ for NHS Southport and Formby CCG's integrated
community services is due to be announced in April 2016. This is a separate
process unconnected to the West Lancashire decision. |
