Pathology services

Tender description

NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk, NHS West Suffolk and NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups (the commissioners) are currently reviewing the GP direct access pathology specification to support local GPs and patients within the integrated care system. The following pathology services are included in the contract clinical biochemistry, haematology, blood transfusion testing, microbiology and immunology. NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk, NHS West Suffolk and NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups (the commissioners) are currently reviewing the GP direct access pathology specification to support local GPS and patients within the integrated care system. The following pathology services are included in the contract clinical biochemistry, haematology, blood transfusion testing, microbiology and immunology. As part of the review the Commissioners are seeking opinion on the specification and are inviting interested providers to review and comment on the draft document. The draft specification is freely available within the following e-procurement portal: https://intendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home The commissioners request that interested parties review and comment on the following areas regarding the draft specification, which is available on the link above: — regulatory requirements, — consultant pathologist scope, — demand management techniques which could be included, — logistic requirements, — any other comments which you believe the commissioners should be aware of. The commissioners are also inviting interested providers to meet face to face to discuss the specification and any comments made on a one to one basis. These meeting will take place on the 5.9.2019. If you would like to register your organisation for these meetings please send a correspondence through the In-tend portal, and further details will be provided. In order to review the documentation you will need to register on the intend procurement portal and express an interest in the GP direct access pathology service which can be found on the tenders — current tab, this will in turn release the documentation for download. The commissioners request that comments on the documentation are received by 12.00 (noon) 3.9.2019, as a correspondence through the in-tend procurement portal. Comments are requested prior to the face to face meeting to give the commissioners time to consider the information, which will make the face to face meeting more productive.