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Insourcing of Bowel Cancer Screening

MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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01 Aug 2024 at 22:22

Summary of the contracting process

The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has recently completed the procurement process for a contract awarded to Medinet Clinical Services Limited for the insourcing of bowel cancer screening procedures. The contract, valued at £349,884, began on 6th July 2024 and will initially run until 5th April 2025, with a possible extension until 4th July 2025. This urgent award was made via the SBS Insourcing of Clinical Support Services framework, under the Provider Selection Regime, due to a shortfall in NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme-trained endoscopists and extended patient wait times. The procurement method was a direct award without prior competition to address immediate clinical risks and wait-list escalations in the UKH3 region, specifically Mid and South Essex.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in clinical support and specialised screening procedures. SMEs and other healthcare providers with the capability to provide urgent medical services and reduce patient backlogs will find this procurement particularly advantageous. The awarded contract underscores the value of flexibility and rapid mobilisation in service delivery, making it an attractive model for businesses aiming to expand their presence in the healthcare sector through similar urgent and high-impact contracts.

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Notice Title

Insourcing of Bowel Cancer Screening

Notice Description

A contract has been awarded to Medinet Clinical Services Limited, registered office Arthur House, Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL, for the insourcing of bowel cancer screening procedures.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A contract has been awarded to Medinet Clinical Services Limited, registered office Arthur House, Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL, for the insourcing of bowel cancer screening procedures.

The contract was awarded as an 'urgent award' under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

The Trust is commissioned to deliver bowel cancer screening across the region of mid and south Essex. There is a shortfall in NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) trained Endoscopists within the Trust, therefore the Trust required the support of an insourcing provider to help support with the delivery of activity.

There was a clinical risk associated with a delay in Bowel Cancer Screening (BCSP) patients having their colonoscopies.

The standard wait time for BCSP procedures is 2 weeks, however, Trust patients were waiting 8-12 weeks. The Trust required immediate support to reduce wait lists and to ensure risks to patients are minimised.

Given the wait time breaches and clinical risk, the Trust did not have sufficient time to run a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime, which is why a short-term contract (9 month initial term) was entered into with Medinet Clinical Services Limited.

The contract commenced on 06/07/2024 and will expire on 05/04/2025, unless extended for a 3 month period to 04/07/2025, in accordance with the terms of the contract. The contract was awarded under the SBS Insourcing of Clinical Support Services framework, Framework Agreement Reference SBS10203

The individuals who collectively made the urgent contract award decision are:

Claire Nolan - Deputy Director of Operations, MSEFT
Maria Hubbard - Head of Contracts, MSEFT
Lee Matthews - Category Lead, Clinical (Procurement), MSEFT

There are no conflicts of interest with the individuals who made the urgent award decision.

Procurement Information

The Trust entered into a PSR urgent award insourcing contract to ensure it was able to meet national bowel cancer screening targets. Trust patients were waiting 8-12 whereas the standard wait time should be 2 weeks so immediate support was required to reduce wait lists and to ensure risks to patients are minimised.<br/><br/>Given the wait time breaches and clinical/patient risk, the Trust did not have sufficient time to engage with the market to run a competitive process, which is why a short term agreement with Medinet was entered into.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486fc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024229-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£349,884 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jul 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Lee Matthews
Contact Email
lee.matthews8@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BASILDON
Postcode
SS16 5NL
Post Town
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex

Local Authority
Basildon
Electoral Ward
Langdon Hills
Westminster Constituency
South Basildon and East Thurrock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES

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