# Paediatric GP with Special Interest \(GPwSI\) Service - Provision of Children's Community Health Services within the Bristol & South Gloucestershire areas

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT](/buyers/nhs-south-central-and-west-commissioning-support-unit/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1,399,085
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 1 April 2017
- Planned end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 59f77ecb-ac09-4c04-85be-f89206afc482-94192
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8fd5c8a2-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Bristol and South Gloucestershire’s Paediatric GP with Special Interest \(GPwSI\) Service will be required to deliver care that is evidence based and clinically safe, effective and efficient, and consistent with national and local policy, clinical guidelines and NHS Standards\. Aims and objectives of service To provide a GP with Special Interest \(GPwSI\) Service for children, encompassing assessment, treatment, onward referral and discharge\. To contribute to the GP management of children with long term conditions\. To ensure that children are treated in the most appropriate setting, through triage of referrals to general and specialist paediatric services\. To provide advice and feedback to GPs and primary care professionals to improve their working knowledge of paediatrics\. To provide clinically appropriate paediatric services closer to communities\. To improve the working relationship between primary and secondary care through improved access to evidence based practice, research and development \. Interdependence with other services / providers In addition to the interdependencies in the overarching specification, the service will: • Strive to become an integrated part of the primary health care teams focussed around GP Practices through regular face-to-face discussions with GPs and other members of the primary care health team • Actively engage in communication with Bristol Children’s Hospital and other acute and community health services The contract will be based on a 5 year period with the option to extend by a further 2 years\. The annual contract value is £280,000 per annum\. Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on in-tend\. https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In order to access the tender documentation you will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system\. Bidders are required to respond to questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59f77ecb-ac09-4c04-85be-f89206afc482-94192)