--- title: "Provision of Management of H.Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service - Window 2" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-28d7ccf6-8e36-4076-bce5-2f7558aae1ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-28d7ccf6-8e36-4076-bce5-2f7558aae1ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-28d7ccf6-8e36-4076-bce5-2f7558aae1ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-28d7ccf6-8e36-4076-bce5-2f7558aae1ea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU" published: "2019-06-19" --- # Provision of Management of H.Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service - Window 2 Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-28d7ccf6-8e36-4076-bce5-2f7558aae1ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-28d7ccf6-8e36-4076-bce5-2f7558aae1ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-28d7ccf6-8e36-4076-bce5-2f7558aae1ea.json) ## Summary The NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is seeking providers for the "Provision of Management of H.Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service - Window 2" as part of a re-commissioning effort for healthcare services in Leicester City. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with an end date for submissions set for 12:00 on 16th July 2019. The contract period is slated to commence on 1st September 2019 and extend for five years until 31st August 2024. Recruitment aims to enhance patient access and standardise testing procedures, with the procurement process following an Any Qualified Provider method. The relevant category for this service is health and social work services, indicating a focus on improving public healthcare delivery in the region. This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in healthcare service provision, particularly those with expertise in managing diagnostic testing services. Firms that are well-equipped to deliver quality healthcare solutions and are based within Leicester City can compete for this contract, as there is an emphasis on expanding the provider market to improve patient choice in accessing services. Small and medium-sized enterprises, especially those with NHS experience or accreditation, would be particularly well-suited to respond to this invitation and could significantly contribute to reshaping patient care in the area. ## Notice The aims and objectives of the service are: - To satisfactorily deliver the H Pylori breath test service across Leicester City. - To enable appropriate and timely treatment for the management of dyspepsia - To improve the care of patients with dyspepsia symptoms through the provision of a standardised effective and evidence-based H. pylori service. - To ensure that all patients with dyspepsia requiring a H-Pylori test as per NICE guidelines have access to this test in a community setting - To improve access and choice for patients - To ensure that all requests for Endoscopy are appropriate and only those patients with "ALARM symptoms" are referred to secondary care providers. This will prevent unnecessary and inappropriate outpatient attendances which has an emphasis on providing better value for money - To ensure that the treatment and review of dyspeptic patients is documented on practice computer systems so that a register of patients with dyspepsia can be produced Additional information: This is a call for competition. NHS Leicester City CCG is re-commissioning its Management of Helicobacter Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service. The service has recently been re-commissioned through an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract scheme. The Commissioner has decided to re-open the window to allow further entrants to the scheme to enhance the patient choice offer of the service. This opportunity is to maintain a wide provider market and patient choice for this service by commissioning this as an AQP contract framework. The Commissioners wish to receive responses to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) from suitably qualified and experienced Providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services required. In securing services from Providers, the Commissioner needs assurance of competence, quality and safety standards, just as it would for services secured under a formal tender process. Any provider will be eligible to join a list of qualified providers subject to demonstrating competency against the authority's specified criteria. The list will be open to new entrants to the market, and previous unsuccessful applicants subject to assessment. Providers must deliver the service from premises within Leicester City (as defined by the boundary of Leicester City council) The successful provider(s) will be expected to sign the standard NHS contract, accepting all terms and conditions. It should be noted that under the Any Qualified Provider model, there will be no guarantees of volume or payment in the contracts awarded. This contract is available until 31PstP March 2024 The contract duration will be for a period of 5 years. The ITT will be live on the 19PthP June 2019 on M&L CSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions of 12:00 on the 16PthP July 2019. Clarifications may be asked during the procurement process up to a week before the ITT deadline, i.e. the deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender is 17:00 12PthP July 2019 Interested providers are guided to the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo at 33TUhttps://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.ukU33T to register their interest and gain access to this procurement's documents and more specific information. Please see next page for instructions on how to register on the portal. (to register on the ML CSU Bravo portal please see instructions on the following page). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2b94fb2-4fe1-4446-b61e-048d8c390068 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Any Qualified Provider | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jun 2019 | | Submission deadline | 16 Jul 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 6NB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 19 Jun 2019 at 15:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2b94fb2-4fe1-4446-b61e-048d8c390068 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2b94fb2-4fe1-4446-b61e-048d8c390068 19th June 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.ukU33T ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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