# AQP for Audiology Services for and on behalf of NHS North Durham, DDES and Darlington CCGs

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group
- Contract winner: Specsavers Hearcare Group Ltd
- Award value: £0
- Award date: 19 February 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 1 April 2016
- Contract end: 31 March 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f0fe22b7-8f85-4ed6-9041-437e44232305-91079
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7147eed4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

North of England Commissioning Support Unit are working for and on behalf of NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Group who wish to commission a service for the provision of Adult Hearing Services, in line with national guidance and local requirements\. The providers need to deliver high quality, efficient services which are responsive to the needs of the local communities\. The service will be commissioned using the Any Qualified Provider \(AQP\) process\. In securing services under the AQP process, assurance of competence, quality and safety standards is required\. Any provider will be eligible to join the qualified provider list subject to demonstrating competency against specified criteria\. Qualified providers will be expected to deliver the service under the NHS Standard Contract\. As a qualified provider there are no levels of guaranteed activity\. Payment is made based on actual provision and outcomes\. The deadline for completion of the qualification document was 12 noon on Monday 11 January 2016\.

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- [Mental Health Conveying Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0c65178a-c065-44a3-9ece-7e030f5c5300): NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group
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- [Community Based Persistent Pain Management Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e45ca66f-5a1c-4877-9b04-d6e83f0cbf4b): NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group
- [NHS Canterbury & Coastal CCG Audiology](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f3325e8e-8e03-4abb-a780-b8b0a54a4b38): NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0fe22b7-8f85-4ed6-9041-437e44232305-91079)