--- title: "Community Direct Access Imaging Services - North West London CCGs" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1c937a3f-0324-4f61-984c-8ee158fa5461" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1c937a3f-0324-4f61-984c-8ee158fa5461" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1c937a3f-0324-4f61-984c-8ee158fa5461.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1c937a3f-0324-4f61-984c-8ee158fa5461.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2019-02-15" --- # Community Direct Access Imaging Services - North West London CCGs Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1c937a3f-0324-4f61-984c-8ee158fa5461 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1c937a3f-0324-4f61-984c-8ee158fa5461) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1c937a3f-0324-4f61-984c-8ee158fa5461.json) ## Summary The NHS Shared Business Services is initiating a market engagement process for the contract titled "Community Direct Access Imaging Services - North West London CCGs". This procurement falls under the health and social work services category, with locations specified across various regions in London. The planning stage is currently ongoing, and interested parties are required to submit their responses by the deadline of 12 noon on Thursday, 21st February 2019. Key milestones include an engagement end date set for 21st February 2019, with the existing contract arrangements expected to expire on 30th September 2019. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in diagnostic imaging services to expand their offerings within the North West London area. Companies that can deliver a comprehensive range of imaging modalities, such as MRI, ultrasound, and X-ray, would be particularly well-suited to compete. Moreover, the CCGs are eager to hear innovative service delivery proposals, thus opening doors for businesses that can provide creative solutions for community diagnostic services. Engaging in this market could help businesses align with healthcare organisations striving for efficiency amid decreasing spending trends. ## Notice Six of the North West London Clinical Commissioning Groups (NWL CCGs) - Central London, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, and West - are seeking to undertake a market engagement exercise to help inform a potential new contract for community direct access (DA) diagnostic imaging services, to replace the existing contract arrangements, which are due to expire 30th September 2019. Spend on community activity has shown year on year decreases since 2016/17, averaging 3.7%, and the CCGs expect this continue. The decrease in CCG spends are attributed to a combination of demand management strategies, changes to service delivery (e.g. MSK transformation), and variable referrals across GP practices in NWL. As such, the CCGs are taking proactive measures to continue reductions in demand and costs of providing these services. Part of the market engagement will seek to ascertain the impact on the services should certain imaging modalities be scaled back or removed. The imaging modalities provided under the current contract include: Magnetic Resonance Ultrasound X-Ray Radiology Reporting Only Endoscopy 24 Hr Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Ambulatory Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrocardiogram Echocardiography Phlebotomy Audiology Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) The CCGs are keen to hear innovative suggestions on how these services may be provided in the future, and would like to invite expressions of interest from suitably experienced and capable providers in the provision of a community DA diagnostic imagining service. Expressions of interest are welcomed from providers capable of providing the full range of services to all the CCGs for patients across NWL, as well as providers who are only able to provide some of the modalities required and/or only offer services to some of the CCGs. The CCGs are hoping to hold a Supplier Briefing/Market Engagement event in February. Further details will be provided to organisations submitting a completed Market Engagement questionnaire. To express your interest and receive further information about the Market Engagement event you are invited to complete the attached Market Engagement Questionnaire and return this by 12 noon, Thursday 21st February 2019. Please email your completed response to roger.dennis1@nhs.net inserting within the email subject field "Market Engagement Response - Community Diagnostic Imaging Services". Additional information: Whilst there is no obligation to participate through this engagement exercise, a lack of response may be used by the six NWL CCGs as evidence of a lack of market interest. Your response is therefore important to inform the CCGs what the most appropriate process might be to establish a new contract including whether it is necessary to run a competitive process. CONFIRMATION OF YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c83324ec-f5e9-4887-ae1f-26fbcfce5a92 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Feb 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M50 2UW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Quays | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 15 Feb 2019 at 14:33 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c83324ec-f5e9-4887-ae1f-26fbcfce5a92 - 14 Feb 2019 at 10:29 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71ddb1df-8963-4dc4-88b1-85ea74225cf8 - 12 Feb 2019 at 11:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71ddb1df-8963-4dc4-88b1-85ea74225cf8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c83324ec-f5e9-4887-ae1f-26fbcfce5a92 15th February 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71ddb1df-8963-4dc4-88b1-85ea74225cf8 14th February 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ddf63258-57dc-4893-a50c-7cae94453b37 Memorandum of Information - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/28ec1215-f9d6-4027-8c6e-507eafa1078d Draft Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e27127e2-c79f-474a-84e7-a4451b62059e Market Engagement Questionnaire - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/64aa06e3-94f6-424e-9057-cc36858da62d Draft Specification v0.2 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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