--- title: "NHS England - East of England Bowel Cancer Screening Programme" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06972d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06972d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06972d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06972d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2026-05-13" --- # NHS England - East of England Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06972d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06972d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06972d.json) ## Summary NHS England is conducting an early market engagement exercise for the East of England Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, which falls under the health services industry category. The initiative is currently in the planning stage, with emphasis on market testing rather than committing to a procurement process at this time. Interested providers should note that existing contracts remain effective and the procurement will follow the Provider Selection Regime Notice in line with the HealthCare Services regulations of 2023. The programme is based in West Essex, and feedback is sought to inform the future procurement strategy. Potential participants are required to express their interest and complete a questionnaire by 10:00 am on 2nd June 2026, via the NHS England eTendering portal. This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses in the health sector, particularly for those specialising in gastroenterologist services. It is an ideal opportunity for companies equipped to implement a systematic, quality-assured population-based screening programme targeting individuals aged 50 to 74. Businesses that can provide innovative solutions for service delivery and have the capability to work with the specified national service specifications are encouraged to participate. Engaging in this early assessment phase can position businesses to better align with the forthcoming procurement requirements and potentially secure a contract once the formal process is initiated. ## Notice *This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN)* NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England - East of England (referred to as the Commissioner) wish to inform the market of a future procurement opportunity for NHS Bowel Cancer Screening in West Essex. The Commissioner is placing this PIN in relation to a pre market assessment questionnaire regarding the provision of NHS Bowel Cancer Screening in West Essex. This will be used as a conduit to obtain feedback from the market to ascertain market capability and interest in the opportunity. The feedback aims to achieve several critical objectives: * Gain market views on the viability of procuring the services * Determine length of future contracts, * Determine a suitable mobilisation period for the services, * Feedback on the draft Service Specification, * Feedback on premises solutions, The Commissioners would like to invite interested providers to register their interest via the Atamis e-tendering portal. Once registered providers will have access to a national service specification and the NHS Bowl Cancer Screening Programme - Schedule 4 and schedule 6 to aid completion of the market assessment questions. We would like to encourage providers to review the national service specification and schedules provided in order to inform their responses to the market assessment questionnaire. If your organisation is interested in this opportunity, then please respond to the market assessment questionnaire on Atamis and register your interest by following the instructions given below in section VI.3.0.1 Additional information. Please note the deadline for interested providers to complete the early market assessment questionnaire is 10.00am on 2nd June 2026. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This notice is purely for providers to express an interest in the opportunity to provide NHS Bowel Cancer Screening in West Essex. The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) aims to reduce the incident of and mortality from bowel cancer by delivering a systematic, quality assured population-based screening programme. Bowel Cancer Screening is offered every 2 years to people aged 50 to 74. NHS England - East of England, would like to invite all interested providers to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire. Please note the deadline for expressing an interest is 10.00am on 2nd June 2026. Additional information: Please note the Contract Notice Publish date is only indicative at this time and is subject to change. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043708-2026 | | 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 | 13 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Aug 2026 | | 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 | NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 8UG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | TLH3 Essex | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85121251 - Gastroenterologist services ## Release History - 13 May 2026 at 07:52 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043708-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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