--- title: "Market Engagement Events for the Procurement of Community based Clinical Diagnostics Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029ad0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029ad0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029ad0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029ad0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD OPERATING AS NHS ENGLAND" published: "2021-03-11" --- # Market Engagement Events for the Procurement of Community based Clinical Diagnostics Services Buyer: THE NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD OPERATING AS NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029ad0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029ad0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029ad0.json) ## Summary The NHS Commissioning Board, operating as NHS England, is initiating a planned procurement process for Community Based Clinical Diagnostics Services. This tender, titled "Market Engagement Events for the Procurement of Community based Clinical Diagnostics Services," is classified under health services and is scheduled for a launch event on 25 March from 12:00 to 15:00 via a virtual session. Interested parties must submit their responses for market engagement by 20 March at 17:00. The procurement seeks to develop community diagnostics hubs across England, informed by the recommendations of the Independent Report by Professor Sir Mike Richards. This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses involved in healthcare services, particularly those specialising in diagnostic imaging, pathology, and related medical equipment. Companies that provide medical devices, community health services, or have expertise in developing healthcare facilities would be well-suited to compete. Participating in the market engagement events will allow these businesses to influence the scope and configuration of services, enhancing their chances of securing contracts in the anticipated procurement process set to begin in late April. ## Notice NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England would like to inform potential bidders of a number of market engagement events which will be held during April for the procurement of community based diagnostics services as per the recommendations of the Independent Report by Professor Sir Mike Richards reference: (Publication reference PAR242) which is available for download on NHS England's website https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/diagnostics-recovery-and-renewal-report-of-the-independent-review-of-diagnostic-services-for-nhs-england/ The launch event for this engagement will be held on 25 March 1200hrs - 1500hrs via virtual session. Please note the deadline for the market engagement responses is by 20 March at 1700. ### Lot Information Market Engagement Events for the Procurement of Community based Clinical Diagnostics Services NHS England is seeking to increase capacity of diagnostics in the NHS through the development of community diagnostics hubs. The configuration of such hubs in terms of services or facilities (or a combination of both) are likely to vary across ICS/STP footprints. NHS England would like to consider the scope of services and the potential models for delivery with interested parties to inform its procurement strategy. The services to be procured will be based on recommendations of the Mike Richards review, which propose the following which are indicative, not exhaustive * Imaging: Plain X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI +/- mammography and DEXA scanning * Physiological measurements: A range of cardiorespiratory investigations including echocardiography, ECG and rhythm monitoring, blood pressure monitoring, spirometry, FeNO, lung function tests, simple field tests, sleep studies, oximetry, blood gas analysis * Pathology: Phlebotomy, point of care testing (POCT), including blood gas analysis. Laboratory analysis of pathology samples (other than POCT) will be done elsewhere in the relevant pathology network. * Endoscopy: * Training facilities: The key objective of the Procurement is to establish community based diagnostic hubs to provide highly effective elective diagnostic centres for conditions such as cancer, cardiac, respiratory, MSK, and other conditions as recommended by the Richards Review. . In response to the report, it is anticipated that such hubs will be commissioned at STP/ICS level, operating to support and increase existing local diagnostic capacity in line with predicted demand. Such arrangements will potentially be delivered via a national level Framework Agreement. The Commissioners are seeking to engage with the market to gather the views of potential providers on various aspects of how the services should best be configured and organised. Potential providers are invited to provide their views and comments on the aspects of the service as outlined in the questionnaire. If your organisation is interested in providing Community based Diagnostics services, attending the launch event and responding to the market engagement questionnaire will enable you to inform the commissioning of these services and future opportunities. Please follow the link to the e-tendering procurement portal below; you will need to create an account if you are not already registered on the portal. It is anticipated that the tender opportunity will be published late April and will be accessible via this e-tendering procurement portal. https://uk.eusupply.com/login.asp?B=AGCSU&target=&timeout=. The market engagement questions can be found by searching for Quote/Tender 43709. Please note the deadline for the market engagement responses is 1700 on 20 March. At this stage, this is purely a market engagement exercise. Any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the contract notice advertising the procurement when this is published. The responses received during the market analysis exercise will not be taken into account in any future evaluation process as part of the formal procurement process but will be used to inform and finalise the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. Additional information: Please note any data of list sizes quoted in this PIN notice are indicative and will be confirmed as part of the ITT documentation for the subsequent procurement. The market engagement event is scheduled to take place over the month of April ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004959-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 11 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Apr 2021 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD OPERATING AS NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7PD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 33100000 - Medical equipments - 33111800 - Diagnostic X-ray system - 33112000 - Echo, ultrasound and doppler imaging equipment - 33113000 - Magnetic resonance imaging equipment - 33124000 - Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies - 33124100 - Diagnostic devices - 33124110 - Diagnostic systems - 85100000 - Health services - 85111800 - Pathology services - 85121300 - Surgical specialist services - 85150000 - Medical imaging services ## Release History - 11 Mar 2021 at 14:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004959-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/28588 - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=AGCSU - https://uk.eusupply.com/login.asp?B=AGCSU&target=&timeout= - https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ - https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/diagnostics-recovery-and-renewal-report-of-the-independent-review-of-diagnostic-services-for-nhs-england/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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