NHS England and NHS Improvement - Diabetic Eye Screening Services in Berkshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire and Surrey

Tender description

This is to inform the market of future commissioning intentions in the South East Region for NHS England & NHS Improvement for Diabetic Eye Screening Services. Please note the timescales have changed from previous communications, these are indicative, and any planned procurement may be subject to change due to legislative changes expected in 2022. South Central and West Commissioning Support (CSU) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is acting on behalf of NHS England & NHS Improvement in the South East to inform the market of future commissioning intentions. The indicative timeline below is for Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) opportunities in the South East Region for: • Berkshire • Hampshire and Isle of Wight • Oxfordshire • Surrey Market and Stakeholder engagement to commence - Autumn 2022 Publication of tender - Spring 2023 Planned contract commencement - April 2024 Please note this may be subject to change due to legislative changes expected in 2022. NHS England and NHS Improvement South East has extended the current DESP contracts by one year to March 2024, in order to allow the services to complete full COVID-19 restoration and recovery of programmes, including the clearance of backlogs and returning uptake to at least pre-pandemic levels. The contract modification (in the form of a contract extension) is justified under regulation 72 (1)(b). The DESP contracts to which the extensions have been applied to are: • Berkshire (Provider: InHealth Intelligence) • Portsmouth and South East Hampshire (Provider: InHealth Intelligence) • Hampshire and Isle of Wight (excluding Portsmouth and South East Hampshire) (Provider: InHealth Intelligence) • Surrey (Provider: NEC Software Solutions UK Limited) • Oxfordshire (Provider: Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust)