--- title: "NHSE561 - RFI - North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8a5db9c9-09a8-4804-bfd1-739db0a0dd8c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8a5db9c9-09a8-4804-bfd1-739db0a0dd8c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a5db9c9-09a8-4804-bfd1-739db0a0dd8c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a5db9c9-09a8-4804-bfd1-739db0a0dd8c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2022-04-22" --- # NHSE561 - RFI - North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8a5db9c9-09a8-4804-bfd1-739db0a0dd8c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8a5db9c9-09a8-4804-bfd1-739db0a0dd8c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a5db9c9-09a8-4804-bfd1-739db0a0dd8c.json) ## Summary The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is currently in the planning stage for the North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme. This Request for Information (RFI), titled "NHSE561 - RFI - North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme", is focused on health and social work services, specifically within the North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of the United Kingdom. Key milestones include the engagement end date on 16th May 2022, and the RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 25th April 2022, with interested parties urged to register on the In-Tend electronic tendering portal for participation. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage in a significant public health initiative. Companies with expertise in health services, screening programmes, or those able to provide innovative solutions tailored to the NHS will find this opportunity particularly relevant. This planning phase indicates a potential future tender that may appear in August 2022, allowing businesses ample time to prepare and position themselves competitively. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation and is managing this market engagement exercise and a possible future procurement process for the provision of a North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme for NHS England and NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire (South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SY&B)) and (North East & North Cumbria (NENC)) and NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (Lancashire & South Cumbria (L&SC)) and (Cheshire & Merseyside (C&M)) and Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership (Greater Manchester and East Cheshire) (GM&EC)) (the Contracting Authorities). The Contracting Authorities are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. An expression of interest in this RFI exercise is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return the completed RFI response document. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. In-Tend can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 25 April 2022 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12.00 noon on 16 May 2022. A future procurement opportunity for NHSE561 North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme could be published in August 2022. Additional information: NHSE561 - North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme Areas likely to be covered under a future procurement which may be subject to change depending on the outcome of the RFI engagement. Lot 1 - Cheshire & Merseyside - Activity 13,398 Lot 2 - Lancashire & South Cumbria - Activity 10,897 Lot 3 - Greater Manchester and East Cheshire (excluding Glossop) - Activity 17,118 Lot 4 - North East & North Cumbria - Activity 21,132 Lot 5 - South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw - Activity 10,097 The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 25 April 2022 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12.00 noon on 16 May 2022. A future procurement opportunity for NHSE561 North Region - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme could be published in August 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac7ad917-322f-49f4-a963-648c1a637b24 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement 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 | 22 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 May 2022 | | 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 | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | COUNTY DURHAM | | Post town | Durham | | Postcode | DH1 3YG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham | | Local authority | County Durham | | Electoral ward | Durham South | | Westminster constituency | City of Durham | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 22 Apr 2022 at 11:05 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac7ad917-322f-49f4-a963-648c1a637b24 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac7ad917-322f-49f4-a963-648c1a637b24 22nd April 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home Accessibility of Request for Information Documentation ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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