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title: "At Home Blood Glucose Tolerance Testing"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "QE FACILITIES"
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# At Home Blood Glucose Tolerance Testing

Buyer: QE FACILITIES  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9de615b4-2fc7-4a40-b6c4-c9beb47df14f

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## Summary

The QE Facilities located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, has initiated a tender process titled "At Home Blood Glucose Tolerance Testing" under the "Medical solutions" category. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold, with a tender period ending on 12th September 2023 and a contract period starting from 2nd October 2023 and lasting for ten years.

This tender offers an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs to provide an at-home glucose tolerance testing solution to NHS entities across the United Kingdom. Businesses involved in medical solutions and healthcare products would be well-suited to compete for this contract, providing the testing solution, managing distribution, collating results, and delivering data back to the healthcare providers within the specified timeframes.

## Notice

The Authority are looking to set up a nonexclusive framework for the provision of an at home glucose tolerance testing solution which will consist of the test, administration of supply to the end user of the test, collection of the results and the provision of the data back to the trust. The resulting framework will allow NHS organisations to contract a supplier to: - Provide the test - Manage the distribution of the test on behalf of the trust, including confirming with the maternity team that the lady still requires the test - Collate the results - Deliver the results back to the maternity team - Manage any ladies that have not completed the test and use escalation routes agreed with the maternity team for these ladies - Manage any questions from ladies that are raised The framework will be available to all NHS entities across the United Kingdom and allow the NHS entities to contract directly with a framework supplier for a number of products via an NHS contract (provided in this procurement), for periods of time up to 10 years Please note this is not simply a glucose meter rather a solution that includes the measuring device and the collection and distribution of the results.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/636c67b5-f1fd-4063-ae70-1677e8fee25b |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2023 - 1 Oct 2025 |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QE FACILITIES |
| Locality | GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE9 6SX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Electoral ward | High Fell |
| Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33692000 - Medical solutions

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2023 at 15:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/636c67b5-f1fd-4063-ae70-1677e8fee25b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/636c67b5-f1fd-4063-ae70-1677e8fee25b
  7th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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