PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE - APPLICATION FOR PROVISION OF MANAGEMENT OF H. PYLORI (UREA BREATH TEST) SERVICE

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This is a prior information notice with future call for competition and its purpose is to make the market aware of the CCGs' commissioning intentions. NHS Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be re-commissioning the 13C Urea Breath test in early 2019 for Leicester City patients only. The aim of all the service is to ensure excellent patient choice across Leicester City for the provision of the 13C Urea breath test which is the test of choice to detect H Pylori. It is proposed that the terms and conditions of all the services, including tariff arrangements, will reflect those contained in the NHS England Standard Short form contract. The contract length will be 5 years. The service will be commissioned via an Any Qualified Provider arrangement, advertised to all providers which is proportionate to the value and complexity of the service and contract. We recommend any current providers of similar services, providers who may be interested in providing this service in the future, or other stakeholders who may have an interest in providing this service to register on Contracts Finder and on the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo for alerts, please see links below. https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (to register on the ML CSU Bravo portal please see instructions on the following page)