HEALTH and human services consultancy Australian Healthcare Associates is conducting a tender process related to the operation of the Emergency Locum Service, on behalf of the Pharmacy Programs Administrator.
The program, funded under the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) signed last Jun (PD 12 Jun 2020), has been designed to provide support to pharmacy owners in rural and remote areas through direct access to locum services in emergency situations.
The service aims to place a locum in any location in Australia within 24 hours of being requested, for up to seven days.
The successful provider will receive an initial contract to run the service for two years, with two optional one-year extensions.
The existing Emergency Locum Service is currently run by Sue Muller's LocumCo, which has managed it since the program was first launched in Feb 2002.
The service provides up to $2,500 (GST exclusive) to fund the travel costs of pharmacist locums to attend a rural or remote pharmacy.
The Emergency Locum Service is only available to rural pharmacy owners in true emergencies including the death of a pharmacist, spouse or family member, or personal emergencies such as a sickness or accident.
Suitable suppliers are invited to submit responses to a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
The successful provider will be required to provide an audited end-of-year financial report, administration budgets, a communications and promotions timetable, and a project plan detailing any updates to the operations of the selected supplier on an annual basis.
Suppliers will be required to submit tenders by 5pm AEDT on 31 Mar to ppa@ppaonline.com.au.
For more details see the tender documents at ppaonline.com.au.
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