Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Khadijah Yasmin
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y56
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme London Region
Reference number
PRJ1238
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a prior information notice of an upcoming procurement process for London Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) procurement. The NHS England London, Public Health Screening team, are currently preparing for the undertaking of the DESP re procurement 2023/24. The aim of the DESP is to reduce the risk of sight loss among people living with diabetes.
Commissioners are seeking feedback from interested organisations in the form of completed Market Engagement Questionnaires (MEQ).
The five intended lots are:
- North West London (NWL) - Boroughs included - Hillingdon, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster, Ealing, Hounslow, Brent and Harrow
- North Central London (NCL) - Boroughs included - Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Islington and Camden
- North East London (NEL) - Boroughs included - The City and Hackney, Waltham Forest, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge
- South East London (SEL) - Boroughs included - Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich
- South West London (SWL) Boroughs included - Sutton and Merton, Wandsworth, Richmond and Twickenham, Croydon and Kingston
People living with diabetes aged 12 and over are invited at least annually for routine retinal screening and more frequently for enhanced surveillance where required. Across London the DESP services are delivered from community clinics and health centres as near as possible to patients' home and/or GP. Delivery of the programme includes identification of those registered with GP with a diagnosis of diabetes via data extraction (via GP2DRS), invitation and provision of retinal screening, ongoing management of surveillance, onward referral pathways with screen detected of those who may require urgent or routine assessment and treatment.
The scope and delivery of the service is detailed in the DESP National Service Specification No 22 (NHS public health functions agreement 2019-20 (england.nhs.uk). In London, five provider organisations are commissioned by NHS England (NHSE) to deliver Diabetic Eye Screening to a population of approximately 500,000 people living with diabetes.
Interested organisation must express an interest via the Pro-contract e-tendering portal. Bidders need to register on Pro-contract if they are not registered already. This can be done by clicking the below link.
https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
Once registered, you can express an interest in this project by clicking the following link to this specific project:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=33cc878b-e3c3-ed11-8120-005056b64545
Please note that any expressions of interest by any other means will not be considered.
Please note this expression of interest is only for Market Engagement Questionnaire. You will need to Express an Interest again once the procurement is live.
Once you navigate to the project area you can access the Market Engagement materials provided in the messaging facility (a link to a questionnaire via MS Forms). Interested organisations are requested to complete and submit a copy of the Market Engagement Questionnaire through the MS Form no later than Thursday 11 May 2023 at 12.00 (noon).
The service specifications, contract values and contract durations stipulated are all in draft and are being developed at the time of publication of this PIN. Feedback from this MEQ exercise will be considered by the commissioners before the service specification and other contract parameters are finalised for the next stage of the process.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-010402
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.5
Place of text to be modified
Estimated total value
Instead of
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£18,054,438
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£126,381,066
seven.2) Other additional information
Please note that the estimated maximum annual contract value is £18,054,438 and the estimated maximum total contract value for the 7 years is £126,381,066.