--- title: "The Provision of Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for MRI, NOUS and Adult Hearing Services on behalf of the Greater Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-30241851-c85b-491b-87fa-7c4c7e7b94d2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-30241851-c85b-491b-87fa-7c4c7e7b94d2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30241851-c85b-491b-87fa-7c4c7e7b94d2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30241851-c85b-491b-87fa-7c4c7e7b94d2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2017-03-31" --- # The Provision of Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for MRI, NOUS and Adult Hearing Services on behalf of the Greater Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-30241851-c85b-491b-87fa-7c4c7e7b94d2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-30241851-c85b-491b-87fa-7c4c7e7b94d2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30241851-c85b-491b-87fa-7c4c7e7b94d2.json) ## Summary The NHS Shared Business Services is procuring the provision of diagnostic services for MRI, non-obstetric ultrasound, and adult hearing services on behalf of the Greater Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups. This procurement is currently at the tender stage, with the deadline for submissions set for 12 noon on 1st May 2017. The estimated total contract value is £40 million, spanning from 1st October 2017 to 30th September 2020, covering various regions across North West England. This tender presents lucrative opportunities for healthcare providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to expand their services in the diagnostics sector. Providers must demonstrate compliance with NHS standards and the capacity to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. Companies focusing on diagnostic imaging technologies and hearing services, as well as those with expertise in integrated care pathways, would benefit from participating in this procurement process. ## Notice The 12 NHS Greater Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (GM CCGs) consisting of Bolton, Bury, HMR, South Manchester, Central Manchester, North Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Tameside & Glossop, Wigan Borough and Trafford, are seeking to procure the following Services via an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) approach: Lot 1 - Direct Access Diagnostics - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Lot 2 - Direct Access Diagnostics - Non-obstetric ultrasound (NOUS) Lot 3 - Direct Access Adult Hearing Service Please see the Applicant documents for further details of which GM CCGs require each of the 3 Services. The GM CCGs require local, responsive diagnostic services that will provide routine clinically appropriate assessment and diagnostic investigations with reports that support General practitioners (GPs) to manage a range of common conditions in primary care for patients over the age of 18 years. In securing these services from AQPs, the GM CCGs require assurance of competence, quality and safety standards. Any Provider will be eligible to apply subject to demonstrating compliance and competency against the specified criteria outlined in the service specifications. The overarching aims of the services are: To provide a patient centred seamless service initiated by one referral into the service. To improve access to assessment, diagnostic, treatment and management in order to aid early diagnostics and avoid the need for unnecessary referral to secondary care. To ensure that patients receive the right test at the right time and in the most clinically appropriate setting. To enable patients and referring clinicians to access a choice of provision according to patient choice, clinical need and relevant pathway. To ensure the diagnostic testing is integrated across pathways of care that the report and/or images follow the patient and there is no unnecessary duplication of assessment or investigation. To work collaboratively with all Providers to ensure transfer of care protocols are continually developed and followed which ensure there are seamless pathways according to the latest guidance. With this AQP approach all Providers who complete the accreditation process to (a) demonstrate capability and capacity to deliver the service and (b) accept the standard NHS contract terms and conditions and any subsequent revisions thereof and (c) accept the GM CCG's standard tariff price will become qualified providers. All qualified providers will be offered the standard NHS contract with the same terms, conditions, and price. The contracts will have no guaranteed minimum level of activity and no restricted maximum level of activity. Providers will be paid according to the actual activity level delivered. Providers should note that the indicative contract value is an estimated total cost of the service rather than an individual contract value, as it will be spread across multiple Providers. Additional information: All procurement documents are available to be downloaded FREE of charge in electronic format from the EU-Supply Electronic Procurement portal, available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com ref 27069. Please see attachment which provides user guide and registration instructions for the EU-Supply portal, including help with technical queries. THE DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES is 12 noon, 2nd May 2017. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c1ae44-08a6-49da-b114-fa1dba58883a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 2 May 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000,000 | | 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 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 | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 31 Mar 2017 at 10:14 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c1ae44-08a6-49da-b114-fa1dba58883a - 31 Mar 2017 at 10:02 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c1ae44-08a6-49da-b114-fa1dba58883a - 27 Mar 2017 at 10:28 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c1ae44-08a6-49da-b114-fa1dba58883a - 27 Mar 2017 at 10:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c1ae44-08a6-49da-b114-fa1dba58883a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c1ae44-08a6-49da-b114-fa1dba58883a 31st March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6998c1e0-3fe8-4526-b75d-a0955e48cef1 EU Supply quick user guide ## Notice URLs - https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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