NHS England, 8 January 2014, Updated 6 August 2014
- This framework agreement aims to enable CCGs and other commissioners to access suppliers directly, without having to undertake costly and lengthy procurements.
- The Framework is divided into the following Lots:
- Lot 1 - End-to-end Commissioning Support Services including: • Business Support Services; • Healthcare Procurement and Provider Management; • Service Transformation and Redesign; • Communications and Patient and Public Engagement; • Business Intelligence
- Lot 2 - Specialist Decision Support Services. This Lot is further divided into two Sub-lots as follows:
- Lot 2A - Medicines Management and Optimisation
- Lot 2B - Individual Funding Request Case Management, Supporting the Commissioning of Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care.
- The LPF will allow CCGs to source either end to end commissioning support or discreet services from the best in class providers. It will increase choice for commissioners but it will remain simple when CCGs and others call-off different services from the framework.
- See the : Lead provider framework scope
- For more details see the lead provider framework e-tendering portal.
- 16 bidders successfully met the PQQ quality assessment criteria for Lot 1 end-to-end support services and have been invited to progress to this final Invitation to Tender (ITT) assessment stage. This includes all nine NHS Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) who submitted bids and seven non-NHS organisations.
- 26 bidders met the quality criteria for Lot 2a and 2b (medicines management and supporting the assessment of Continuing Healthcare and Individual Funding Requests).
