NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is committed to the provision of a high quality, community based COPD service.

A decision was taken at Clinical Operations Group of the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group to proceed to formal tendering, via a restricted procedure, for two elements of the service - pulmonary rehabilitation and home oxygen assessment and review.

The service specification for Lot 1 and Lot 2 are to be modelled on the national service specifications. These are available on the GOV.UK website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-toolkit-for-respiratory-services

Further details on what will be in and out of scope or variations to the national specification will be included in the MOI and ITT documentation.