Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG3 - West Midlands
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/home.htm
Buyer's address
https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs_collaborative/web/login.html
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Community Diagnostic Hub
Reference number
PROC.08.0283
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85150000 - Medical imaging services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its requirement for services to support the operation of a Community Diagnostic Hub (CDH)
We are interested to hear from potential providers able to supply some or all of the services indicated below:
• Provision of a staffed mobile MRI scanner
• Provision of a staffed mobile CT scanner
• Radiographers trained in X Ray
• Radiographers trained in Ultrasound
• Echo-cardiographers
Suppliers who are able to offer services relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 34223330 - Mobile units on trailers
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Professor Sir Mike Richards’ independent review of NHS diagnostic services, published in October 2020, ‘Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal’, sets out the case for increasing diagnostic capacity in England and for a new model of diagnostic service provision. One of the key recommendations of the report is for the rapid establishment of Community Diagnostic Hubs (CDHs). NHSEI is committed to supporting the roll out of CDHs, as part of a broader strategy to expand capacity and transform diagnostic provision in England.
CDHs will provide a broad range of elective diagnostic services away from acute facilities, providing easier and quicker access to tests and greater convenience to patients, as well as relieving pressure on acute sites by reducing footfall and increasing diagnostic capacity across the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (BSOL). CDHs also provide an opportunity to re-design clinical pathways that require a range of diagnostic services. The key objective is to increase the totality of diagnostic service provision to meet the needs of the local population.
Following a bidding process across NHSEI Midlands and East Region, BSOL has been selected to progress a Business Case for their first CDH which it is planned to be located in East Birmingham. The timescales for the process are ambitious, with expectations that patients will be diagnosed on site from the end of October 2021.
We are interested to hear from potential providers able to supply some or all of the services indicated below:
• Provision of a staffed mobile MRI scanner
• Provision of a staffed mobile CT scanner
• Radiographers trained in X Ray
• Radiographers trained in Ultrasound
• Echo-cardiographers
Suppliers who are able to offer services relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice.
This exercise is intended to provide potential bidders with the opportunity to review the Authority's Briefing Document and to provide information regarding the services they can offer that could meet these outline requirements. This builds on the Authority's commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input from the market to enable us to develop the final specification and determine the appropriate route to market in a fair and transparent manner.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 July 2021
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Bravo Portal by 15:00 on Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Bravo reference of online form: pqq__28651 - Community Diagnostic Hub - Pre-Market Engagement
Direct link to response form: