Planning

Outsourced Clinical Services

AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

03 Feb 2025 at 13:14

Summary of the contracting process

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is planning to commission Outsourced Clinical Services and has issued a Prior Information Notice to inform the market about the upcoming procurement process. This initiative falls under the Hospital services industry category and will encompass various locations to support the Trust's catchment population in the West Yorkshire region. The procurement is currently at the planning stage with an estimated contract value of £5,000,000. Interested suppliers are encouraged to contact the Senior Contracts Manager by 12 noon on 28 February 2025 to participate in the pre-market engagement phase. The procurement process is expected to commence within the next 12 months, with potential contracts ranging in value from £30,000 to £1,000,000 per annum.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in inpatient care, diagnostic tests, and outpatient clinics. Companies with expertise in delivering hospital services, surgical hospital services, and medical hospital services would be well-suited to compete. The procurement strategy aims to assess market capacity, innovation, and to develop a robust specification while identifying market challenges and risks. By engaging in this tender, businesses can leverage the opportunity to support the NHS in reducing waiting lists and improving referral treatment times, thereby fostering growth and establishing long-term partnerships with the NHS Trusts in the West Yorkshire Integrated Care System.

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Notice Title

Outsourced Clinical Services

Notice Description

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHSFT) seeks to commission the provision of Outsourced Clinical Services.<br/><br/>This Prior Information Notice (PIN) has been published to inform the market that procurement is expected to commence within the next 12 months and to help the Contracting Authority understand the dynamics of the marketplace, degree of competition and to identify potential Suppliers.<br/><br/>Potential Suppliers are encouraged to e-mail Rosanne Buffrey, Senior Contracts Manager - rosanne.buffrey@nhs.net by no later than 12 noon on Friday 28 February 2025 for a copy of our Pre-market Engagement Questionnaire which has been designed to support ANHSFT to;<br/><br/>* Assess the procurement strategy options available (including frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems)<br/>* Gain an insight into current market capacity and innovation<br/>* Develop our specification<br/>* Further understand industry barriers, challenges and risks and the impacting factors and forces.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Outsourced clinical services are a valued resource used to support the reduction and recovery of NHS waiting lists and to support improvements in Referral to Treatment Times.

ANHSFT may require, from time to time, a range of outsourcing options to support operational delivery during periods of service pressure.

The requirements may include the following:
* Inpatient care and procedures
* Diagnostic tests
* Outpatient clinics

It is expected that contracts awarded will vary in value and may range between PS30,000 and PS1m per annum. This is due complex nature of the NHS, wide variance between NHS National Tariff Prices for different services and multiple influencing factors that are the Contracting Authority cannot control. Additional information: This procurement exercise is in planning for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust however this procurement may be extended to include other Trusts and Contracting Authorities within the West Yorkshire Integrated Care System (WYICS).

Please be aware that this notice does not oblige the Contracting Authority to proceed with a procurement process.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db04
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003469-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
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

85111000 - Hospital services

85111100 - Surgical hospital services

85111200 - Medical hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Feb 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Additional Buyers

BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contact Name
Rosanne Buffrey
Contact Email
oliver.golledge@nhs.net, rosanne.buffrey@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1535294995

Buyer Location

Locality
KIEGHLEY
Postcode
BD20 6TD
Post Town
Bradford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire

Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Shipley
Westminster Constituency
Shipley

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