--- title: "PRJ-1082 - Community Diagnostics Services, North East London" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0780759c-57f9-4ed4-af24-378bca819f34" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0780759c-57f9-4ed4-af24-378bca819f34" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0780759c-57f9-4ed4-af24-378bca819f34.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0780759c-57f9-4ed4-af24-378bca819f34.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH EAST LONDON CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP" published: "2022-03-08" --- # PRJ-1082 - Community Diagnostics Services, North East London Buyer: NORTH EAST LONDON CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0780759c-57f9-4ed4-af24-378bca819f34 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0780759c-57f9-4ed4-af24-378bca819f34) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0780759c-57f9-4ed4-af24-378bca819f34.json) ## Summary The North East London Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to procure Community Diagnostic Services, designated as PRJ-1082, aimed at delivering essential diagnostic imaging services across various lots, including cardiology, endoscopy, MRI, and ultrasound. This procurement, set to take place in North East London (excluding City & Hackney), is scheduled for market engagement completion by 8th April 2022. The contracts will commence from 1st October 2023, with an estimated annual value between £11 million and £13.5 million, covering a potential duration of eight years including extensions. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprises. Companies with capabilities in community diagnostics and imaging modalities would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging with the market prior to the procurement stage will be crucial, and interested providers are encouraged to participate in the pre-procurement market engagement to influence the final design and specifications of the services sought by the Authority. ## Notice NHS North East London Clinical Commissioning Group (NEL CCG) (the Authority) is seeking to procure Community Diagnostic Services under NHS Standard Contracts arrangement from 1st October 2023. The primary function of the Community Diagnostics Service is to deliver all of the Direct Access Diagnostic Imaging Service modalities for patients in North East London (NEL) as listed below. Commissioners intend to procure the service in the following Lots: * Lot 1: Cardiology * Lot 2: Endoscopy * Lot 3: MRI and * Lot 4: Ultrasound The services are required to be provided across NEL geographical region (for the purpose of this procurement NEL geographical region does not include the regions previously covered under City & Hackney (C&H) CCG). Therefore, the geographical region is split as follows: 1. NEL (excluding C&H) 2. BHR ICP 3. TNW ICP Please Note: * BHR ICP includes the regions previously covered under Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) CCGs * TNW ICP includes the regions previously covered under Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest (TNW) CCGs. This is a Prior Information Notice to notify potential providers of the upcoming procurement and to invite interested providers to participate in pre-procurement market engagement by responding to a market engagement questionnaire - the results of which are to be used in the final design of the procurement and the Services. It is expected that the contracts will be for an initial period of 5 years with the opportunity to extend for up to 3 further years at the discretion of the Authority (total 8 years). Estimated contract values are as follows: Financial Envelope is in the range of approximately PS11,000,000 and PS13,500,000 per annum (across the four Lots) over the term of the contract. The proposed value is fully inclusive of all costs required to mobilise (transition) and deliver the specified services (including CQUIN but excluding VAT). It is currently envisaged that the procurement will be published around mid-May 2022. The Authority is inviting interested providers to register their interest in the future contract opportunities by expressing their interested in the project on the ProContract (Proactis) tender portal via the link provided (alternatively, registered providers can search 'PRJ-1082 Community Diagnostics Services, North East London to link in with this opportunity). Once registered, providers will be able to access the project messaging area where they can find a suite of Market Engagement material, including a Market Engagement Questionnaire, Service Specifications, Clarification Question Template. The Authority asks interested providers to consider the Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) and to provide a completed questionnaire response no later than 12noon on 8th April 2022. The Authority intends to use the information provided by providers in the design of the procurement process and in the finalisation of the specification ahead of the tender stage. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13e06125-1077-4e7d-aacb-5db33bca9c6e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Apr 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £12,250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH EAST LONDON CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP | | Locality | NORTHAMPTON | | Post town | Northampton | | Postcode | NN3 6BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | | Local authority | West Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Boothville and Parklands | | Westminster constituency | Northampton North | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 8 Mar 2022 at 17:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13e06125-1077-4e7d-aacb-5db33bca9c6e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13e06125-1077-4e7d-aacb-5db33bca9c6e 8th March 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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