Community hearing aids service for age-related hearing loss - C378303

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    "description": "NHS Sussex is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the delivery of community-based hearing aid services for adults aged 55 and over. Eligible providers will be accredited to deliver services as part of an AQP multi-provider model. Successful providers will be awarded contracts via Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B.\nThe initial contract duration will be 7 years commencing on 1 April 2026, with the option to extend for a further 3 years, offered via an NHS standard contract.\nAims and objectives\nThe overall ambitions of NHS Sussex in commissioning this service are:\n•\tTo strengthen our contribution to prevention and reduce health inequalities\n•\tTo promote patient education, self-management and empowerment;\n•\tTo improve the quality and safety of care and outcomes improvement;\n•\tTo support people to age well - falls prevention, healthy and active ageing, addressing loneliness, isolation and supporting independence and reducing the need for intervention; \n•\tIntegrated working with patients, carers and the local community and voluntary sector.\nThe aims of the service are for people with hearing problems to have: \n•\taccess to high quality, safe and efficient NHS hearing aids services, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of local communities, free at the point of access;\n•\tchoice as to where and when their treatment is delivered\nThe key objectives of this service are to:\n•\tImprove public health and occupational health through treatment of hearing loss\n•\tProvide equitable access to consistently high-quality care for all patients using the service\n•\tEncourage identification, diagnosis and management of age-related hearing loss through improved patient and professional education, including timely signposting to lip reading classes and assistive technologies and other rehabilitation services\n•\tPromote inclusion and participation of people who have hearing loss\n•\tBe compliant with clinical guidance and good practice\n•\tConform to the recognised quality assurance tool Improving Quality In Physiological Diagnostic Services (IQIPS)\nThe expected outcomes of the service are:\n•\tTimely access to hearing assessment, fitting and follow-up\n•\tHigh proportion of patients continuing to wear hearing aids\n•\tHigh levels of satisfaction from patients accessing the service and health professionals referring into the service\n•\tReduced social isolation and consequent mental ill health\n•\tImproved quality of life for patients, their families/carers and communication partners.\nService Requirements:\nProviders should be able to offer a comprehensive, patient centred service for adults aged 55 and over with suspected or diagnosed hearing loss related with age, encompassing:\n•\tHearing assessment \n•\tHearing aid fitting and calibration to national guidelines \n•\tAfter care: maintenance, repairs, consumables (batteries, tubing), and follow-up reviews\nSteps:\n1.\tInterested providers submit an application demonstrating qualifications, capacity, and compliance with the NHS Sussex accreditation framework.\n2.\tAccredited providers are listed as approved suppliers, eligible to deliver services under the approved service specification.\n3.\tNo minimum activity is guaranteed for accredited providers-each provider's participation depends on patient choice and referral volume.\nInterested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis.\nClick on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link:\nhttps://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome\nClosing date to respond to the tender will be: Tuesday 2nd September 2025 at 12:00 (Noon).\nIndividual Provider contracts will be zero value and any payments made will be based on activity performed.\nThe annual service value total for all current AQP Providers (23/24 outturn) was approx £6.5m.  So for 7 years + 3 year option = £65,000,000.",
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  "date": "2025-04-11T13:25:42+01:00",
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        "description": "NHS Sussex is seeking information regarding the provision of community hearing aids services in Sussex, having taken the decision to maintain the multi-provider model.  \nIt is anticipated that the new service will be procured via a  standard NHS contract with a contract duration of initially seven years plus the option to extend by a further three years, commencing 1 April 2026 with the aim of ensuring individuals with hearing impairments have access to a high-quality, efficient community hearing aids service that is delivered near their homes, with short waiting times and a high level of responsiveness to the needs of local communities. \nAn RFI questionnaire is available at: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects\nThe purpose of the RFI Questionnaire is to gauge market interest, feedback via the RFI response form and provide the ICB with valuable information to help update and improve the current service specification.\nWe request you complete your response and return it via our E-Tendering Portal no later than midday on Friday 2 May 2025.\nIn addition to this RFI, NHS Sussex will be conducting a Provider Engagement event from 10-11am on Monday 28 April 2025. Within that event we will talk through the main proposed changes and the session will include an opportunity for providers to ask questions of the commissioners. The event will take place via MS Teams. In order to book your place, please complete and return Section 2 of this document (market engagement questionnaire) and include the names, roles and contact details of persons in your organisation who you would like to be invited via https://healthfamily.force.com/s/Welcome by no later than Thursday 24 April 2025 at 12pm (Noon)."
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