---
title: "Provision of Management of H.Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service - Window 2"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU"
published: "2019-10-04"
---

# Provision of Management of H.Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service - Window 2

Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb.json)

## Summary

The NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is currently engaged in the procurement process for the "Provision of Management of H.Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service - Window 2" in Leicester City, a project classified under health and social work services. This tender, initiated as an Any Qualified Provider model, allows for wide participation from providers. The contract period begins from 2nd October 2019 and extends until 31st August 2024, with a total value of £500,000. The deadline for submitting tenders was at 12:00 on 16th July 2019, following an invitation to tender that opened on 19th June 2019.

This opportunity fosters business growth by enabling healthcare providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to engage in the delivery of essential medical services. Providers with expertise in respiratory health and diagnostics, those operating within Leicester City, and new entrants looking to expand their market presence would find this tender particularly well-suited for their capabilities. Participating in this supplier framework can enhance service offerings and contribute positively to local healthcare delivery.

## Notice

The aims and objectives of the service were: - 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: NHS Leicester City CCG was re-commissioning its Management of Helicobacter Pylori C13 Urea Breath Test Service, the service had been recently re-commissioned through an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract scheme and the Commissioner has then decided to re-open the window to allow further entrants to the scheme to enhance the patient choice offer of the service. This opportunity was to maintain a wide provider market and patient choice for this service by commissioning this as an AQP contract framework. The Commissioners wished 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 needed assurance of competence, quality and safety standards, just as it would for services secured under a formal tender process. Any provider would have been eligible to join a list of qualified providers subject to demonstrating competency against the authority's specified criteria. The list was open to new entrants to the market, and previous unsuccessful applicants subject to assessment. Providers required to deliver the service from premises within Leicester City (as defined by the boundary of Leicester City council) The successful provider(s) were 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 31st August 2024 The contract duration will be for a period of 5 years. The ITT was live on the 19th June 2019 on M&L CSU Bravo portal and the deadline for submissions was 12:00 on the 16th July 2019. Clarification period was observed during the procurement process up to a week before the ITT deadline, i.e. the deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender was 17:00 12th July 2019 Providers were awarded based on bid which passed the relevant criteria. Evaluation of safeguarding was also assessed to determine final list of successful providers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d458625-c980-46c1-a5bf-7026670333e7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Any Qualified Provider |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Oct 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jul 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Sep 2019 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2019 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | AYLESTONE HEALTH CENTRE; DR KAPUR AND PARTNER; HIGHFIELD SURGERY; HOCKLEY FARM MEDICAL PRACTICE; LEICESTER CITY & UNIVERSITY PCN; LEICESTER CITY HEALTH FEDERATION; LEICESTERSHIRE INDEPENDENT PHARMACY; MILLENNIUM HEALTH; SAFFRON HEALTH; SHEFA MEDICAL PRACTICE; ST PETERS HEALTH CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2019 at 09:34 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d458625-c980-46c1-a5bf-7026670333e7
- 4 Oct 2019 at 09:29 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d458625-c980-46c1-a5bf-7026670333e7
- 4 Oct 2019 at 09:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d458625-c980-46c1-a5bf-7026670333e7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d458625-c980-46c1-a5bf-7026670333e7
  4th October 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## 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-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ebbd8557-9cea-46f0-b14d-642209db63fb.json.