Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS QA of breast screening medical physics service
Notice Description
Early market engagement for NHS QA of breast screening medical physics service
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS England is an Arm's Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The Vaccination and Screening directorate (V&S) in NHS England exists to deliver vaccination and screening programmes that provide responsive, accessible, convenient and high-quality services to local communities, to deliver maximum levels of uptake and coverage across the whole population and within and between communities, to improve health outcomes, avoid harm, enable earlier diagnosis, intervention and help people to stay well, leaving no-one behind.
What we deliver:
* Commissioning and operational delivery of s.7a NHS public health services as delegated by the Secretary of State for Immunisation and Screening Programmes and Child Health information Services.
* Clear strategy for vaccination and screening that includes standards, guidance, and outcomes to support effective and efficient commissioning and delivery, with maximum uptake.
* National design and development of clinical standards, supporting architecture and infrastructure to support safe delivery of all national screening programmes.
* National strategies (Immunisations, Screening, CHIS), priorities and standards deployment following decisions from government and JCVI and in collaboration with regions and ICBs.
* Data (including for service delivery) and technology architecture and infrastructure.
* Coordinated supply modelling and logistical expertise and execution.
Screening is a way of identifying healthy people who may have an increased risk of a particular condition. The NHS offers a range of screening tests to different sections of the population. The aim is to offer screening to the people who are most likely to benefit from it. People can then be offered information, further tests, and appropriate treatment to reduce their risk and/or any complications arising from the disease or condition.
This document is related to the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) quality assurance of breast screening medical physics service.
NHS England is an Arm's Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The Vaccination and Screening directorate (V&S) in NHS England exists to deliver vaccination and screening programmes that provide responsive, accessible, convenient and high-quality services to local communities, to deliver maximum levels of uptake and coverage across the whole population and within and between communities, to improve health outcomes, avoid harm, enable earlier diagnosis, intervention and help people to stay well, leaving no-one behind.
What we deliver:
* Commissioning and operational delivery of s.7a NHS public health services as delegated by the Secretary of State for Immunisation and Screening Programmes and Child Health information Services.
* Clear strategy for vaccination and screening that includes standards, guidance, and outcomes to support effective and efficient commissioning and delivery, with maximum uptake.
* National design and development of clinical standards, supporting architecture and infrastructure to support safe delivery of all national screening programmes.
* National strategies (Immunisations, Screening, CHIS), priorities and standards deployment following decisions from government and JCVI and in collaboration with regions and ICBs.
* Data (including for service delivery) and technology architecture and infrastructure.
* Coordinated supply modelling and logistical expertise and execution.
Screening is a way of identifying healthy people who may have an increased risk of a particular condition. The NHS offers a range of screening tests to different sections of the population. The aim is to offer screening to the people who are most likely to benefit from it. People can then be offered information, further tests, and appropriate treatment to reduce their risk and/or any complications arising from the disease or condition.
This document is related to the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) quality assurance of breast screening medical physics service.
Overview of Requirements: NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) quality assurance of breast screening medical physics service.
NHS England currently contracts an external organisation to provide scientific and technical advice to the NHSBSP. This contract is currently held by the National Co-ordinating Centre for the Physics of Mammography (NCCPM). NCCPM is contracted to test new mammographic equipment to ensure that it meets the requirements of the programme and is acceptable for use from a technical perspective. NCCPM also co-ordinates, hosts and analyses the online reporting tool in which breast screening services log equipment faults.
The service has a critical role in patient safety and is essential for assuring the NHS Breast Screening Programme that new mammography screening equipment complies with the strict medical physics requirements outlined by NHS England, ensuring the equipment meets the necessary sensitivity and specificity standards.
Please see Appendix A for further details.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e76d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007020-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning 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
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- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- sharron Giblin
- Contact Email
- sharron.giblin@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
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- 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
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- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
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