Provision of Urgent Award Community Endoscopy Services on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

11th March 2025 09:38:25 AM

Contract Summary

There is a need for an urgent award of contracts for direct access endoscopy and for a period of 12 months (01st April 2025- 31st March 2026) to ensure the MSEFT have sufficient time to procure the CDC capacity. Risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all direct access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. An urgent award is required for continuity of service and safety of patients requiring direct access diagnostics. A community based direct access endoscopy service for the population of Mid and South Essex. The service will include gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. The service will include providing uncomplicated diagnostic/treatment and surveillance endoscopy for non-urgent patients presenting with the following conditions: Dyspepsia, Reflux, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhoea, Change in bowel habit, Rectal bleeding and Haemorrhoids. The current contract with the incumbent (Eastwood Community Endoscopy Centre) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a 12 month contract from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The value is a £0 value contract – paid at local prices – planning value for 2024-25 is £3,285,527 which is subject to any uplift applied to 2025-26.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-04eb50

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Award, Contract

Procurement Method

Limited

Procurement Method Details

Award Procedure Without Prior Publication Of A Call For Competition

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

85323000

CPV Division(s)

85 - Health and social work services

Awarding Authority

NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

esther.pettigrew@attain.co.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road

Basildon, Essex

SS14 3HG

United Kingdom

Awarded Supplier(s)

Supplier Name(s)

EASTWOOD COMMUNITY ENDOSCOPY CENTRE