NHS Direct tenders for consultancy service

NHS Direct has issued an EU tender for Support services in the provision of Long Term Condition remote care management. The 48 month contract on offer is to develop a framework agreement and bidders are expected to have capability in the areas of:
– Programme design consultancy, preferably using models that have been tested and evaluated either in other territories or in the UK in large scale delivery situations with at least 3 years of auditable data
– Project management expertise (using PRINCE 2 tools and techniques) and risk management
– Care management software which is proven and configurable to local site requirements
– Care management training and on-going support
– Patient identification stratification, data extraction software tools
– Relationship management and business development capabilities
– Clinical governance and patient pathway
– Capability development in the integration of tele-health and telecare equipment

The notice will be published on the TED system: http://ted.europa.eu – with the title: GB-London: Business-development consultancy services.