Sunderland GP Alliance Ambulatory ECG Service

  • North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-021636

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044cd3

Published 15 July 2024, 11:58am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Stella House, Goldcrest Way

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Email

necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC - North East (England)

NHS Organisation Data Service

QHM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Sunderland GP Alliance Ambulatory ECG Service

Reference number

QHM-2024-5492

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

"The NHS Long Term Plan1 was published in January 2019 and set the plan for the NHS for the next 10 years. Cardiovascular disease was identified as a national clinical priority

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, with an estimated overall population prevalence in England of 2.5%. It is estimated that in 2016, around 1.4 million people in England were living with AF. Of these 425,000 were estimated to be undiagnosed and untreated.

A community-based Ambulatory ECG service facilitates early detection and the accurate

diagnosis of conditions such as AF, enabling clinicians to provide patients with a

diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner. It reduces the risk of harm to those patients

who may otherwise experience long waiting times to access the service via secondary

care and whose diagnosis and treatment may be delayed as a result of this. The prompt

management of such conditions benefits the health system as a whole. Patients

presenting with palpitations are often very anxious about their symptoms. They have

been advised, in the past, to attend ED when they have symptoms, as capturing their

symptomatic episodes can result in diagnosis. With a prompt community-based service

offering up to 7 day recordings, depending upon frequency of symptoms, the diagnostic

yield of the test is optimized. The service contributes to a reduction in ED attendances

when patients are awaiting a diagnosis and in the number of referrals to secondary care

for diagnostic testing

Ambulatory ECG recordings carried out within the service, which allows them to interrogate reports that Primary Care physicians have concerns about, or are reported as 'Amber'. The utilisation of Advice and Guidance responses to reports can also act as a filter to ensure those that need outpatient care can receive it in the most efficient manner.

The service reduces demand on secondary care at a time when waiting times are high in secondary care and demonstrates value for money when comparing to national tariffs. On this basis the intention is to issue a new contract for 2024/25."


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2024/S 000-009770


Section seven. Changes

seven.1) Information to be changed or added

seven.2) Other additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process C.

Contract Start Date: 01/04/2024

Contract End Date: 31/03/2025

Contract Value: £190,518