--- title: "Invitation to attend a Market Engagement Event and a notice for the upcoming opportunity to provide Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) management service across England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2019-01-28" --- # Invitation to attend a Market Engagement Event and a notice for the upcoming opportunity to provide Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) management service across England Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03.json) ## Summary NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is initiating a procurement process titled "Invitation to attend a Market Engagement Event and a notice for the upcoming opportunity to provide Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) management service across England." This planning stage is set to conclude on 29th January 2019, with an engagement event scheduled for the same date. The contracting authority aims to commission services that cater to adult patients diagnosed with PCD throughout various regions in England, following the publication of a detailed service specification. This tender presents significant opportunities for healthcare providers specialising in specialised clinical services, particularly those focusing on respiratory conditions. Businesses well-suited to compete would include those experienced in providing health and social work services, especially in settings that require multidisciplinary team involvement and patient transition support. With expected demand projected to rise, successful bidders can take advantage of a growing market in the management of PCD, thereby enhancing their service offerings and expanding their market presence in the healthcare sector. ## Notice Reference OJEU / TED notice: 2019/S 009-016473 dispatched 10/01/2019 deadline for EUsupply registrations 29/01/2019 17:00 NHS England Specialised Commissioning (The Commissioner) is planning to commission organisations to provide a management service for adult patients with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) across England. This notice is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioner's intention, opportunities to engage and participate in a dedicated WebEx Market Engagement Event. NHS England (National) Specialised Commissioning (highly specialised services) will be the contracting and commissioning authority for this service, will provide a diagnostic and advice service to adult patients who are referred with suspected PCD, including patients transitioning from paediatric care. The service will provide all patients with an annual review, access to the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and a detailed management plan. This service will be provided for patients over the age of 16. Patients entering the service are likely to be: 1) Paediatric transition patients with a confirmed diagnosis of PCD; 2) Adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of PCD made by the PCD Diagnostic Service; 3) Adult patients with clinically suspected PCD but with indeterminate results of investigations by the PCD diagnostic service. Following referral, all patients will undergo comprehensive assessment. The expected demand for services nationally - Adults 740 at year 5 at which steady state is planned. Anticipated national caseload is 460 patients in year 1 with annual growth of 80/year to a realistic plateau of 740 patients. The service will need to be based in approved adult PCD centres linked to other key dependent services available on-site. The objectives of the adult PCD services will be: - fully implement the service provision as described in the service specification, - ensure all centres have the capacity and capability to required quality and outcomes, - sufficient market capacity to meet current and future demand, - provide appropriate access including outreach clinics where possible and necessary, - optimise financial resources. Link to service specification: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/adult-primary-ciliary-dyskinesia-service-specification/ The future opportunity will be advertised and procured on the basis of the current NHS Standard Contract. The service is expected to commence on 1.12.2019. The procurement will be in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"), Schedule 3 - social and other specific services. Market Engagement: The commissioner is intending to engage with interested organisation at 2 levels: - soft market testing questionnaire: We are inviting all suitably qualified providers to complete our Soft Market Testing Questionnaire which we expect to publish on 25.1.2019 on the procurement portal website for EUsupply using the following link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B= Additional information: Registration: You can register for the WebEx Event by completing a short questionnaire on the procurement portal website for EUsupply using the following link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu referenced as Quote/tender 34057. Closing date for registration: 29.1.2019 at 5:00 p.m. Please note that after this deadline the commissioner cannot guarantee your place at the event. Additional information: EU Supply helpdesk Should you need to contact the EU Supply Helpdesk regarding system operations, details are as follows: The EU Supply Helpdesk telephone number is 0800 840 2050, during office hours only (8:00 to 17:00). Emails can be sent to uksupport@eu-supply.com at any time of the day but responses will only be sent between 8:00 and 17:00 weekdays. The AGCSU EU Supply e-tendering portal is available 24/7. Note: This is an exercise to register your interest in this market place event, not a formal procurement questionnaire. Registering an interest in attending this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise as interested providers will need to respond to the formal call for competition. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/621e08d8-674b-4727-85a8-3f184cb2044f | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Jan 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 6LH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark | | Local authority | Southwark | | Electoral ward | St George's | | Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 28 Jan 2019 at 13:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/621e08d8-674b-4727-85a8-3f184cb2044f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/621e08d8-674b-4727-85a8-3f184cb2044f 28th January 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3450f2a9-7b53-45b1-8f28-e01d349f9e93 Adult PCD Market Engagement Notice.pdf - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8aefb668-0bc6-4d3e-a4ed-efe0080185e7 Service Specification - Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B= - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu - https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/adult-primary-ciliary-dyskinesia-service-specification/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-555435c2-5337-4499-b612-f4c7caa87d03.json.