NEL Community Vasectomy Service

Description

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") is seeking to commission PRJ 2198 NEL Wide Community Vasectomy Services ("the Service"). The service relates to the provision of a high quality, safe, community consultant-led no-scalpel vasectomy service comprising of pre-operative counselling, procedure and post vasectomy testing. Lot 1: The service aims to provide a quality and safe non-scalpel technique vasectomy procedure under Local Anaesthetic (LA) in a primary care setting accordance with the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH),guidelines (April 2024) for all residents living within North East London boroughs. This will be in a community care setting from various local sites ensuring that is easily accessible to all residents of the North East London geography. Other objectives are: • To provide a service that complies with accepted best practice in line with national and local guidance, relevant accreditations processes, relevant guidelines in clinical practices and robust governance arrangements. • To provide a complete holistic patient focussed care package which includes pre- and post-operative care information, advice and counselling • To provide an opportunity for the promotion of men's health • To provide a cost-effective service Additional information: In order to be considered for this procurement, potential bidders must *Be CQC registered and rated 'good' to provide a no-scalpel vasectomy procedures using accredited vasectomy trained staff from CQC registered sites. *Have delivered a no-scalpel vasectomy procedure service under local anaesthesia from CQC registered sites within the last 3 years. *Must be able to ensure that a non-scalpel vasectomy procedure service will be delivered from CQC registered physical locations that are fully accessible to patients including those with impaired vision, motor difficulties, cognitive impairments or learning disabilities, deafness or impaired hearing and wheelchair accessible. *Be able to offer face to face appointments, in particular for first appointments