Provision of Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for MRI, NOUS and Adult Hearing Services on behalf of NHS

Descriptions

The 12 NHS Greater Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (GM CCGs) consisting of Bolton, Bury, HMR, South Manchester, Central Manchester, North Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop, Wigan Borough and Trafford, are seeking to procure the following Services via an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) approach: Lot 1 — Direct Access Diagnostics — Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Lot 2 — Direct Access Diagnostics — Non-obstetric ultrasound (NOUS); Lot 3 — Direct Access Adult Hearing Service. The GM CCGs require local, responsive diagnostic services that will provide routine clinically appropriate assessment and diagnostic investigations with reports that support General practitioners (GPs) to manage a range of common conditions in primary care for patients over the age of 18 years. In securing these services from AQPs, the GM CCGs require assurance of competence, quality and safety standards. The commencement date for all 3 services is expected to be 1.10.2017.