PRJ-1082 - Community Diagnostics Services, North East London

Tender description

NHS North East London Clinical Commissioning Group (NEL CCG) (the Authority) is seeking to procure Community Diagnostic Services under NHS Standard Contracts arrangement from 1st October 2023. The primary function of the Community Diagnostics Service is to deliver all of the Direct Access Diagnostic Imaging Service modalities for patients in North East London (NEL) as listed below. Commissioners intend to procure the service in the following Lots: • Lot 1: Cardiology • Lot 2: Endoscopy • Lot 3: MRI and • Lot 4: Ultrasound The services are required to be provided across NEL geographical region (for the purpose of this procurement NEL geographical region does not include the regions previously covered under City & Hackney (C&H) CCG). Therefore, the geographical region is split as follows: 1. NEL (excluding C&H) 2. BHR ICP 3. TNW ICP Please Note: • BHR ICP includes the regions previously covered under Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) CCGs • TNW ICP includes the regions previously covered under Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest (TNW) CCGs. This is a Prior Information Notice to notify potential providers of the upcoming procurement and to invite interested providers to participate in pre-procurement market engagement by responding to a market engagement questionnaire - the results of which are to be used in the final design of the procurement and the Services. It is expected that the contracts will be for an initial period of 5 years with the opportunity to extend for up to 3 further years at the discretion of the Authority (total 8 years). Estimated contract values are as follows: Financial Envelope is in the range of approximately £11,000,000 and £13,500,000 per annum (across the four Lots) over the term of the contract. The proposed value is fully inclusive of all costs required to mobilise (transition) and deliver the specified services (including CQUIN but excluding VAT). It is currently envisaged that the procurement will be published around mid-May 2022. The Authority is inviting interested providers to register their interest in the future contract opportunities by expressing their interested in the project on the ProContract (Proactis) tender portal via the link provided (alternatively, registered providers can search 'PRJ-1082 Community Diagnostics Services, North East London to link in with this opportunity). Once registered, providers will be able to access the project messaging area where they can find a suite of Market Engagement material, including a Market Engagement Questionnaire, Service Specifications, Clarification Question Template. The Authority asks interested providers to consider the Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) and to provide a completed questionnaire response no later than 12noon on 8th April 2022. The Authority intends to use the information provided by providers in the design of the procurement process and in the finalisation of the specification ahead of the tender stage.