Tender Summary

NHSE896 - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme. NON AWARD

Buying Organisation

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT

Contract Value

£9,151,926 to £12,112,198

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs

Yes

Tender Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - Greater Manchester (including Glossop and East Cheshire) (GM)) and NHS England North West Lancashire & South Cumbria (LSC) (the Contracting Authorities), who are undertaking a procurement to commission Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme under NHSE896 - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme.

The contract term is for an initial period of 5-years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

The Contracting Authorities are procuring AAA Screening Programmes across Lot 1 - GM, and Lot 2 - LSC.

Lot 1 - GM - Annual Screens 20,421 at a maximum annual financial threshold of 1,184,826 GBP @ 90% uptake. The annual screens for Lot 1 - GM (20,421) are made up of 18,696 for Greater Manchester, 247 for Glossop and 1,478 for East Cheshire which is proposed to the market for this Lot, however it must be noted that the cohorts and subsequent contract value related to both Glossop and East Cheshire may at a future date be extracted from Lot 1 - GM contract.

Lot 2 - LSC - Annual Screens 11,840 at a maximum annual financial threshold of 545,488 GBP @ 85% uptake.

The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:

Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035

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Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 12:00 noon on 08/06/2023.

The closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 10/07/2023

NOT AWARDED TO SUPPLIER No Fully Complaint bids in line ITT Documents

Tender categories (products & services required)

Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)

Region

North West (UKD)

Buyer Information