Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca9-aa62-7135-8fdf-1abe25a9affb/bath-and-north-east-somerset-swindon-and-wiltshire-clinical-commissioning-group

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group - Community based DVT diagnostic service in Bath and North East Somerset

[NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-south-central-and-west-commissioning-support-unit)

Estimated value

£203,489 to £14,244,423

Published

3 Mar 2022

Deadline

Closed

2 Apr 2022

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

Bath and North East, Swindon and Wiltshire Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (BSWCCG) is going to award a contract to Bath and North East Somerset Enhanced Medical Services (BEMS+) to continue to provide a community based DVT diagnostic service for the population of Bath and North East Somerset who are over the age of 18.

BEMS+ will continue to deliver a diagnostic service to support practices and the GP out-of-hours service in the management and treatment of DVT.

The provider will deliver services:

â&#128;¢ promote the referral mechanism

â&#128;¢ supply near patient D-dimer testing kits to practices and the GP out-of-hours service

â&#128;¢ provide full leg ultrasound scanning in a community location

â&#128;¢ provide training to GPs (General Practice and Out of Hours Service)

â&#128;¢ manage the relationships with General Practice and the Out of Hours Service

BEMS+ provided a good service with strong relationships with other providers including the 24 GP practices, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, the Bath Treatment Centre, Homeless Healthcare Services and non-emergency patient transport services which means that they are best placed to continue providing these services.

The contract has an annualised value of Â£203,489. This service will be included in the wider contract with Bath and North East Somerset Enhanced Medical Services (BEMS+) and the service continuation will form part of the annualised review of the contract and the services contained therein.

The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Commissioner has voluntarily advertised this notice of intention to award this contract to reach as wide an audience as possible and to promote transparency and in line with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii). The Commissioner is firmly of the view that competition is absent for technical reasons, that the organisation listed above are the only provider capable of meeting the CCG's needs within specific localities for the reasons detailed above.

Additional information: The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

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## CPV classification

Medical practice and related services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/fc752249-a822-4c4f-b871-f5d247c3d91a)

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