Planning

Service for Open Pre-natal Surgery to treat Fetuses with Open Spina Bifida

NHS ENGLAND

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Planning

19 Jan 2023 at 16:35

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Health Services (NHS) England is planning a tender for a service providing open pre-natal surgery to treat fetuses with open spina bifida. The deadline for engagement is set for 16th February 2023. The procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

This tender opportunity with NHS England requires providers with specific experience and expertise in open fetal surgery for spina bifida. The contract duration is anticipated to be 3 years, with a possible 2-year extension. Businesses involved in fetal medicine, neurosurgery, and multidisciplinary teams are well-suited to compete for this service contract, ensuring service continuity and patient safety.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Service for Open Pre-natal Surgery to treat Fetuses with Open Spina Bifida

Notice Description

NHS England would like to identify providers who are interested in the provision of a national service for open pre-natal surgery to treat fetuses with open spina bifida service In line with the service specification Open-fetal-surgery-to-treat-fetuses-with-open-spina-bifida.pdf (england.nhs.uk) The commissioned Provider(s) must have: * Undertaken, as an organisation, a minimum of ten 'open' fetal surgery repairs in fetuses with open spina bifida in the period December 2019 to December 2022, and * In place the key fetal medicine, neurosurgery and other multidisciplinary team members to deliver the service who can evidence their experience and expertise in open surgery for fetuses with open spina bifida. These criteria are essential for service continuity and patient safety. Only providers which meet these criteria will be considered to be potentially capable. In addition, each provider is required to confirm, as evidence of its experience, that: * It currently acts as a regional unit for fetal medicine and paediatric neurosurgery for the wider geographic area that it sits within, and receives referrals from other units for an expert opinion in the diagnosis and open surgery management of women carrying a fetus which is suspected of having open spina bifida; * It currently undertakes open fetal (pre-natal) surgery to close open spina bifida in fetuses; * It has in place the required multi-disciplinary team with the expertise and experience to carry out the above activities and can demonstrate this, including fetal surgery counselling, expert and timely fetal MRI scanning and reporting; * It has the flexibility in its operational capacity to absorb the urgent activity demands for this service. The contract duration for this service is expected to be 3 years, including an option to extend for an additional 2 years. This notice is to advise prospective and incumbent providers in the market of the commissioner's intention to commission this service and to provide an opportunity to engage with and participate in a market engagement questionnaire. The outcome of this market engagement will help inform commissioners of the current and future capacity and capability of the market and will be considered with other evidence to inform the commissioning approach. It is possible that as a result of this exercise, a formal tender process may not be required but instead a simpler provider selection process will be undertaken. Where it is noted that competition is absent, direct awards may be considered. All providers will be notified of next steps following the conclusion of this market engagement exercise. An assurance process may be required if a direct award is recommended. The questionnaire is available through the Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The reference is C126605 and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire will be: 12pm midday on Thursday 16th February 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c5415657-fb50-4dab-848e-5a1de70ff986
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d2a1b4f-d01f-40af-9485-300f63ab3004
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Feb 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UE
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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