Information on Ophthalmology
Dear Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Please can you supply the information below:
1. When is the current VR and Phaco ophthalmology contract due to expire?
2. Do you plan to release an OJEU tender for the renewal of this contract?
3. Do you plan to use a national framework for the renewal of this contract? If so which one?
4. What is the volume of the procedures (Phaco and VR) that will be included within the contract?
5. How many Phaco machines do you have? How many Phaco-Vitrectomy machines do you have?
6. What is the age of your Phaco machines?
7. What is the age of your vitrectomy machines?
8. What are your top 3 requirements for the new contract and future awarded supplier to meet?
9. Do you plan to trial potential new suppliers this year? If so which month do you expect to want to trial?
10. Who is the procurement manager responsible for this?
11. What is the total spend on your phaco machine packs?
12. What is the total spend on your VR procedure packs?
13. Are there any other products within the scope of the current phaco and VR contracts and if so, which products are they and who supplies them?
14. Who are the current suppliers of phaco and VR equipment?
15. How do you intend to implement the new ISO 16672/2020 standard pertaining to intraocular liquids purity?
16. Will you plan to use capital or revenue budget to fund the next contract for phaco and VR equipment, ie capital purchase or consumables based agreement?
17. What type of viewing system do you use with your microscope eg Eibos, Biom or 3D system etc?
18. Are you currently looking at Femtosecond Laser for your ophthalmic department?
Yours faithfully,
Freda Jane
Dear Ms Jane
Request under the Freedom of Information Act
I am writing to acknowledge your request for information which was
received in February 2021. I apologise for the delay in acknowledging
your request as a result of the current pandemic and resultant operational
pressures within the Trust.
We are making enquiries with respect to the information requested and will
return to you as soon as we are able. If you have any enquiries in the
meantime please get in touch.
Yours sincerely
Catherine Brewster
Senior Medico-Legal Secretary
Legal Services
NNUH NHS Foundation Trust
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