Tender

Community Endoscopy Service

  • NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-028804

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b6a5 (view related notices)

Published 30 May 2025, 1:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Endeavour House, Russell Road

Ipswich

IP12BX

Contact

Jane Garnett

Email

jane.garnett@snee.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH14 - Suffolk

NHS Organisation Data Service

QJG

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home

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 Endoscopy Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The provider will deliver a community endoscopy service for patients who are referred by their GP. The provider must ensure that the service is planned and delivered in consultation with the commissioners, local acute gastroenterology services and GP practices.

The following diagnostic investigations will be delivered:

-Oesophago-gastro duodenoscopy (OGD)

-Trans nasal endoscopy

-Flexible sigmoidoscopy

-Colonoscopy

The service will be delivered from a site within the Ipswich and East Suffolk locality.

The commissioners are looking to establish a contract for three (3) years with a potential extension period of up to two (2) years.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance

The service is to be delivered from a site within the Ipswich and east Suffolk locality.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The aim of this procurement is to establish a Community Endoscopy Service within the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) locality.

The provider will deliver a community endoscopy service for patients who are referred by their GP. The provider must ensure that the service is planned and delivered in consultation with the commissioners, local acute gastroenterology services and GP practices.

The following diagnostic investigations will be delivered:

-Oesophago-gastro duodenoscopy (OGD)

-Trans nasal endoscopy

-Flexible sigmoidoscopy

-Colonoscopy

The service will be delivered from a site within the Ipswich and East Suffolk locality.

The contract will be for a term of 36 months (three years), with the possibility of extending the term for a period of 24 additional months (two years) beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Authority and the Provider. The contract will be activity-based and will have an indicative activity plan and agreed tariffs.

The anticipated aggregate contract value is £14,604,075. across the potential 5 years, but this is an indicative figure based on indicative activity.

This notice is to inform providers of the release of documentation to initiate a competitive process to secure a Provider(s) to deliver this service.

In order to express an interest in this service and access the documentation, free of charge, please register on the In-tend portal via the following address and express an interest in the Community Endoscopy Service opportunity under 'current tenders'.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home

The deadline for submissions is 12:00 (noon) 18th July 2025.

If you have any questions, please send them as a correspondence through the In-tend website in the first instance or via email to the address contained within this notice.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Responses must be submitted through the Intend e-Procurement Portal on the link provided in this notice prior to the stated deadline.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract will be for a term of 36 months (three years), with the possibility of extending the term for a period of 24 additional months (two years) beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Authority and the Provider.

two.2.14) Additional information

The Authority may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The Authority anticipates there may be a need to expand the number of GPs able to refer into this Community Endoscopy Service within the locality of the Authority. At the time of publishing this notice the Authority is unable to quantify this potential, or state whether this need will be realised.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-036934

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

18 July 2025

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

18 July 2025

Local time

1:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board

Endeavour House, Russell Road

Ipswich

IP1 2BX

Email

procurement@snee.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom