Award of Community Age-Related Hearing Loss Services in Hartlepool, Stockton-On-Tees, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland

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North of England Commissioning Support awarded contracts to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Minor Ops Limited, Outside Clinic Ltd, Scrivens Ltd, and Specsavers Optical Superstores Ltd for a Community Age Related Hearing Loss Service on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in the localities of Hartlepool, Stockton-On-Tees, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland.

The service provides comprehensive rehabilitation for adults aged 55 years and over with hearing and communication difficulties, including the option of trying hearing aids with aftercare and support, following national commissioning frameworks and local requirements.

Contracts are for an initial 3 years with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.

The procurement followed the Any Qualified Provider route under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ensuring a fair, open, and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No.

2) Regulations 2013.