Audiology Any Qualified Provider (AQP)

Modification Notice Original description: NHS Southwark CCG and NHS Lambeth CCG are seeking suitably qualified providers of Audiology Services. This procurement will be via the Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process, and will be a joint procurement which involves NHS Southwark CCG and NHS Lambeth CCG as the Contracting Authorities embarking upon a joint AQP procurement exercise to advertise for, evaluate, select, and award contracts with a number of AQP bidders. The joint procurement working arrangements between the 2 Contracting Authorities are likely to cease once the contracts (if any) are awarded, and the appointed AQP providers will raise invoices to each Contracting Authority separately. Description of the modifications An additional supplier (Specsavers Hearcare Group Ltd) has been added to the Award Notice. Specsavers did not sign the contract at the same time as the other suppliers, so they could not be named in the earlier Contract Award Notice. Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances: An additional supplier (Specsavers Hearcare Group Ltd) has been added to the Award Notice. Specsavers did not sign the contract at the same time as the other suppliers, so they could not be named in the earlier Contract Award Notice.