Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/south-east/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHS England South East - Market Engagement - Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes across the South East
Reference number
C233439
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to facilitate engagement with potential providers and relates only to pre-procurement market engagement.
NHS England South East (the Commissioner) seeks to determine the level of interest in delivering Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes (DESP) to eligible populations within the below geographies.
The following geographies are likely to be in scope; however, the lotting is still to be determined.
• Hampshire and Isle of Wight (inc. Southampton and Portsmouth)
• Kent and Medway
• Berkshire (inc. West Berkshire, Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough)
• Buckinghamshire
• Oxfordshire
• Surrey
The Commissioner is currently giving consideration to existing contracting arrangements, as well as current Integrated Care System (ICS) boundaries. This, along with market feedback, will help to inform the lotting structure and future contracting arrangements.
The Commissioner seeks responses to a market engagement questionnaire, the aim of which is to determine the level of provider interest in delivering diabetic eye screening programme(s) within the South East, and obtain feedback from the market to help inform the re-commissioning process.
The contracts are due to commence on 1st April 2025.
The contract values have yet to be finalised. However, the current estimated annual contract values based on 2023/2024 prices and respective estimated eligible population figures, are provided below for indicative purposes:
• Hampshire and Isle of Wight £2,280,709; population 85,575
• Portsmouth and South East Hampshire £1,169,887; population 42,853
• Kent and Medway £3,410,755; population 124,123
• Berkshire £1,851,417; population 59,505
• Buckinghamshire £844,742; population 32,978
• Oxfordshire £959,232; population 36,276
• Surrey £1,624,630; population 52,566
If you are interested in these services, please register on the e-procurement system, Atamis (details at the end of this notice), and submit a completed provider market engagement questionnaire by 12 noon on 2nd February 2024.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-001342
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.4
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If you are interested in these services, please register on the e-procurement system, Atamis (details at the end of this notice), and submit a completed provider market engagement questionnaire by 12 noon on 9th February 2024.