Published date: 21 August 2021

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 13 September 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS2 7UE

Value of contract

£37,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

CF-0315800D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

21 August 2021

Approach to market date

13 September 2021

Contract start date

4 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

There are around 90,000 people within England with the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). Some populations are of higher risk of HCV, including people who were born in endemic countries, people who inject drugs, and those who are in custody.

NHS England has a number of targeted programmes to find those at the highest risk of HCV transmission / infection; this programme will provide us with some background into rates of infection within the general population, providing access to those who may have been at risk many years ago but not consider themselves to be so now - and may be silently harbouring progressive liver disease.

This notice asks for an organisation to provide screening access to general populations, alongside existing programmes to support health and well being, liver health etc.

It is expected that this will include;

- Static / shop front type service availability in at least 20 towns / cities of interest
- Access to an existing screening methodology (e.g. liver health)
- Facilities to be able to offer follow up procedures where appropriate (e.g. antibody and/or PCR screening, fibro scan)
- Linkage to care for those found to need it.

This is a National requirement - There will be a minimum of 20 delivery locations centred on urban conurbations which the organisation must identify and have access to.

See the attached document for further details on how to register and interest. Please note you should register your interest by 12pm on 6th September via the Atamis system:

The portal can be accessed here:
https://health-family.force.com/login?

1) Click on the 'Sign-Up' button to create an account as needed.

2) Register for the relevant opportunity once logged in:.

3) You can submit questions through the messaging function in the system.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Anita Pannu

Address

Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
GB

Email

anita.pannu@nhs.net