BUPA Physiotherapy Tender Process

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For those of you who have not seen the BUPA tender page, you can see it here:

It contains the following (see attachments also): Welcome to the Bupa Physiotherapy Tender

Welcome to the Bupa Physiotherapy Tender

Thank you for your interest in participating in Bupa UK Membership's Physiotherapy Tender. This tender is for the provision of out-patient non-hospital physiotherapy services to Bupa insured members. It is open to all providers of physiotherapy services who are currently recognised by Bupa.

This website provides you with all the details you will need about the tender process and how to complete and submit your proposal. We recommend that you read through all the documents on the site to familiarise yourself with the process before starting to input any information.

To make it easier for you to submit your proposal, the tender is being conducted electronically. You will find all the documents you will need by clicking on the 'Physiotherapy online tender' web link below. Please complete and submit your proposal from noon on Friday 27 March 2009 to midnight on Friday 24 April 2009.

Proposals received after this date will not be considered. Only those proposals that are submitted electronically will be accepted.

To make it easier we suggest that you follow our step by step guide set out below.
<dl><dt>Step 1) Advisory Notes</dt><dd>We recommend that you read the attached Advisory Notes which give you more information about the Physiotherapy Tender initiative and how to submit a proposal. > Advisory Notes</dd><dt>Step 2) Questions and Answers</dt><dd>> Please click here to view answers to some questions you may have</dd><dt>Step 3) Terms and Conditions</dt><dd>Please review the attached terms and conditions for providing physiotherapy services to Bupa members. You will be required to confirm your acceptance to these terms and conditions in order to submit a proposal, and if your proposal is successful then the future provision of your physiotherapy services will be governed by these terms and conditions. > Terms and Conditions</dd><dt>Step 4) Physiotherapy Tender - PDF version</dt><dd>To help you prepare the relevant information to complete the online questionnaire, we have attached a PDF version for you to view and print. Please do not return this copy to Bupa. > PDF version of Physiotherapy Tender</dd><dt>Step 5) Physiotherapy Tender - online tender</dt><dd>We anticipate that the online tender will take no more than one hour to complete although this may vary depending on the complexity of your practice and the availability of your records.

Please click on the link below to begin your online submission. Please note that you will need to complete a separate submission for all additional facilities where the price you propose for any physiotherapy service (subspecialty) varies between facilities. For further clarification please review the tender section of the 'Questions and Answers'. Please also note that you will not be able to start the tender, save and complete at a later date; the tender will need to be completed in one session. > Physiotherapy online tender (Opens in a new window)It is your responsibility to ensure that all details included in the tender submission are correct and completed online by midnight on Friday 24 April 2009.
</dd><dt>Step 6) Proposed contract for physiotherapy services</dt><dd>Once you have submitted your proposal, a document containing the details of your submission and our standard terms and conditions will be available for you to print. Please print two copies of this document, sign them and return both copies to Bupa using the pre-paid envelope provided in your invitation letter.

Please review this information carefully and ensure that you complete your tender submission by pressing the 'Submit Tender' button at the end of this page. By completing the tender, signing both copies of the terms and conditions, and sending the signed copies to Bupa, you are making an offer to us. If we choose to accept your offer we will return a countersigned copy to you. You may wish to print additional copies for your records.
</dd>Once all proposals have been assessed, we will write to advise you of the results by Friday 15 May 2009. If your proposal is successful, we will return a countersigned copy of your proposal prior to Monday 18 May 2009 when the network goes live.
<dt>Contact us</dt><dd>This tender is being operated by Bupa Insurance Services Limited. If you need any clarification or assistance about this online tender, please email your query to [email protected]. Alternatively please contact the support team on....

*Lines are open between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Calls may be recorded and may be monitored. Local call charges apply; however, charges from some providers may vary.

Thank you for your interest.

The Bupa Physiotherapy Team </dd></dl>