Award

The provision of a CCE (Colon Capsule Endoscopy), delivery, reading and reporting service

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 May 2019 at 00:00

Tender

07 Nov 2018 at 00:00

Planning

24 Jul 2018 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves the Common Services Agency, known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), which is seeking an Innovation Partner to provide a Colon Capsule Endoscopy (CCE) service aimed at integrating this solution within NHS Scotland. The procurement, classified under the health industry, is currently at the award stage, having completed the tender phase. Key dates include the contract signing on 30th April 2019 and a total value of £400,000. The service will be delivered across all Health Boards within NHS Scotland.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those focused on innovative medical technologies and managed healthcare solutions. Companies with experience in providing diagnostic services, patient management systems, and IT integration for healthcare projects would be particularly well-suited to compete for the opportunity. The unique setup, requiring a comprehensive package from patient preparation to video reporting, encourages firms with a strong track record in delivering integrated health services to engage in this tender.

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Notice Title

The provision of a CCE (Colon Capsule Endoscopy), delivery, reading and reporting service

Notice Description

The requirement for this procurement is to identify an Innovation Partner who will develop an innovative CCE (Colon Capsule Endoscopy) managed service integrated into the NHS across Scotland with the aim of improving the patient journey, improving outcomes and reducing the requirement for traditional hospital-based optical colonoscopy procedures. The Innovation Partner will provide colon endoscopy capsules and a delivery, reading and reporting service to NHS Scotland.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHSScotland is looking identify an Innovation Partner who will develop an innovative CCE (Colon Capsule Endoscopy) managed service integrated into the NHS across Scotland with the aim of improving the patient journey, improving outcomes and reducing the requirement for traditional hospital-based optical colonoscopy procedures. Innovation Partner who will perform CCE (Colon Capsule Endoscopy), delivery, reading and reporting service including all, or some of the following components: -Patient preparation: - critical for a clean and timely video and outcome -Inform the patient, setting appointment, managing consent -Provide patient with preparation medication and guidelines -Assess patient's ability to be well prepared -Procedure delivery: - managed delivery with structured approach - -Meet the patient in their community (home, primary care centre, other health service centre) -Re-assessing ability to conduct successful procedure -Support the patient in correct placement of belt & recorder -Support the patient with capsule ingestion and dealing with potential adverse events -Assist remotely when needed -Receive returned equipment, uploading of video, managing equipment -Video analysis: - timely, save and efficient delivery of report - -Receive (de-identified) patient video -Pre-read the video -Validate findings -Create comprehensive report -Transmit report electronically to referring consultant In addition, in regards to IT integration, the service will be able to seamlessly refer a patient to a video capsule endoscopy and receive the report the same way as any other endoscopy report. This includes scheduling of follow-ups as well as integration into patient records such as SCIStore and with Trakcare. Users of alternative endoscopy management systems could be connected into the NHS IT infrastructure. It will also provide a dedicated portal is available for additional status reporting and other information for patients, care takers and consultants. The proposed Innovation Partnership will consist of two distinct phases. Phase 1 consists of a circa 500 patient trial which will determine the clinical and economical viability of this innovative service. Following completion of Phase 1 the Authority will either: terminate the agreement; extend into Phase 2 with no change to the agreement; re-negotiate a number of points with the Innovation Partner and enter into Phase 2. Any renegotiation of the contract following phase 1 will be in line with Regulation 72 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Phase 2 will see the widespread adoption of the service across NHS Scotland.. It is envisaged that one (1) Innovation Partner will be awarded the contract. Please note, the contract value given in this Contract Notice is an indicative figure. Given this is a new innovative approach the final value of the contract could vary substantially.

Renewal: Following completion of Phase 1 the Authority will either: terminate the agreement; extend to the agreement; re-negotiate the agreement with the Innovation Partner and enter into Phase 2. Phase 2 will see the widespread adoption of the service. The duration of Phase 1 of the contract will be 6 months. The Authority envisages that the total contract duration will be 4 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000551399
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY353872
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Innovation partnership
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

33168000 - Endoscopy, endosurgery devices

85150000 - Medical imaging services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 May 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Dec 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Sep 2018Expired
Award Date
30 Apr 20196 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")
Contact Name
Kris Lindsay, Paul Hornby
Contact Email
john.gavin@nhs.net, kris.lindsay@nhs.net, paul.hornby@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1312757454, +44 1698794410

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MEDTRONIC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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