Soft Market Testing for Cataract Surgery Services for NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are inviting Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified providers to express their interest in delivering Cataract Surgery Services.<br/><br/>The aim of this Soft Market Testing is to:<br/>1. Allow the market visibility of the proposed opportunity;<br/>2. To inform the ICB’s decision-making process for the future commissioning of Cataract Surgery Services<br/>3. To help refine the future commissioning and procurement approach and<br/>4. To gauge the level of interest from the market of capable providers with capacity to deliver maintain and strengthen services across Derbyshire as illustrated above.<br/>5. To invite feedback from potential providers/the market on the service specifications<br/><br/>If you wish to express an interest, please register on the Atamis Portal via https://www.atamis.co.uk on project reference C153452.<br/><br/>Once registered please complete the questions which asks providers to give details about your organisation's details and interest in providing the services.<br/><br/>Bidders who have expressed an interest in this soft market testing exercise will have the opportunity to submit a separate response to the Contract Notice as applicable.<br/><br/>The deadline for Soft Market Testing responses is by 16:00 hours on 31st March 2023.<br/><br/>Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out a procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements.