Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Martyna Migas
Telephone
+44 7816124037
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHS Midlands (East) and East of England: Market Engagement for Bowel Cancer Screening Hub
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS England Midlands (East) and East of England wishes to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to help gain market views and interest in relation to their Commissioning intentions for the provision of NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Hub
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) aims to reduce the incidence of, and
mortality from, bowel cancer by delivering a systematic, quality assured population-based
screening programme. Full details of the service and the standard NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) service specification is available at https://www.england.nhs.uk/
NHS England Midlands (East) and East of England would like to invite all interested providers to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire. The questionnaire
contains questions relating to the services advertised on which we are looking for feedback
from potential providers.
The questionnaire is available via Atamis portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome -
Project Code C232982.
The deadline for responses to the questionnaire is 12 noon on 2nd
February 2024.
two.2.14) Additional information
This is purely an early engagement exercise; any subsequent procurement will be advertised
separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the
procurement advertisement as and when published.
This is a market testing exercise and does not commit the Commissioners to carry out a process.
Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold
itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for
further details.
The Service is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
26 February 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes