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Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) are seeking bids for a non-obstetric community diagnostic ultrasound service across both regions.

The procurement is being undertaken as two lots, Lot 1 to cover Oxfordshire and Lot 2 for Buckinghamshire.

The commissioner is looking for providers who can deliver a safe and clinically effective service that will provide rapid local access to diagnostic non-obstetric ultrasounds for patients registered within the specified population.

The service will need to:  be provided across multiple locations to make it easily accessible to the people across the whole of the area they are covering.  adopt a whole systems approach to the delivery of care and ensure services are safe, effective, patient centred, timely, efficient and equitable.  be directly accessible for GPs and other qualified primary care professionals within the respective areas and will be requested via the electronic referral system.  accept referrals from other providers within the local healthcare system or the Out of Hours Service.  be compliant with all regulatory requirements and, where appropriate, will require CQC registration to be maintained throughout the contract period.

The non-obstetric diagnostic ultrasound service the ICB is looking to commission will include the following: • Upper/General abdominal ultrasound scans- includes assessment of the aorta (including screening of first-degree relatives of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm), biliary tract, gallbladder, inferior vena cava, kidneys, liver, pancreas, retroperitoneum, and spleen • Pelvic Ultrasound Scans - including transabdominal and transvaginal • Renal / bladder / prostate scans • Scrotal / testicular ultrasound scans • Musculoskeletal (as referred by the MSK MATT service) • Vascular (excluding suspected DVT) Exclusions to the service include: • Patients not registered with a Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire GP • Patients under 18 years of age • Inappropriate referrals that are not suitable for this service • Private patients • Patients requiring immediate referral to secondary care • Thyroid examinations • Lumps and bumps (Head and Neck) • Emergency Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAAs) • Obstetric care • Ultrasound guided procedures • Hernias where there is no diagnostic doubt • Superficial masses or lumps in the axilla or groin The contracts are for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further years and are anticipated to commence on 1st February 2023.

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.