Published date: 29 June 2020
Last edited date: 21 July 2020
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
South East
Procurement reference
Surrey Heartlands Endoscopy Diagnostics Centre / Services Solution
Published date
29 June 2020
Closing date
1 October 2020
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
NHS Commercial Solutions is supporting Surrey Heartlands ICS explore the potential to source significant additional endoscopy capacity to assist in restoring services and meeting backlog demand following the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ICS is open to considering all options to mobilise additional capacity which could include:
• Managed service solutions with options to include staffing
• Mobile endoscopy capacity
• Static solutions, which may include the development of community diagnostic centres through the conversion of existing estate or development of new physical infrastructure
The intention is to mobilise additional capacity as quickly as possible in the immediate term while using learning and market scoping to shape the future strategy for optimising diagnostic capacity.
More information
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This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued as a call for information without a call for competition by Surrey Heartlands CCG.
Please note that this PIN does not represent a formal stage in the procurement process and will play no part in any subsequent evaluation process. Expressions of Interest at this stage do not in any way constitute pre-qualification for this opportunity.
At this stage we are engaging the market with a view to understanding options ahead of a full Procurement Exercise.
Market engagement will commence the week of 27th July 2020 and more information will be issued directly to registrants the week before.
The Authority requests Expressions of Interest by:
Date: 10 July 2020 - Local time: 12 noon
This is a Market Engagement exercise. Suppliers should Express Interest to indicate if they would wish to participate in the market engagement by registering on Bravo and completing the supplier questionnaire. To return the completed document please attach to a message and submit.
Suppliers wishing to express an interest on this opportunity, need to:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register.
Bravo Project reference = Project_3960 and PQQ reference = PQQ_1062 Titled: 'PIN for Surrey Heartlands Endoscopy Diagnostics Centre / Services Solution
- Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password.
2. Express an Interest
- Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link.
- Click PQQ_1062 to access the content.
- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page.
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page.
UPDATE 20TH JULY 2020: Virtual Pre-Market Engagement
Surrey Heartlands ICS is hosting a virtual pre-market engagement session with a view to potential future procurement. The session will comprise plenary and virtual break-out sessions.
The aim of the engagement is to
1. Outline and discuss the challenges faced by Surrey Heartlands ICS with regards to diagnostic capacity - specifically Endoscopy
2. Gain a better understanding from the provider market about potential solutions and best practice examples that will inform the development of a series of options and next steps
Date: Thursday 30th July 2020
Mechanism: Microsoft Teams Meeting
Time: 09.15 to 12:00
Event Registration:
Please email the following information to sharon.dcruze@nhs.net quoting SH ICS Endoscopy Engagement in the subject line.
• Name, Job title and email details of attendee(s)
• Organisation details, including physical address
About the buyer
Contact name
Sharon D'Cruze
Address
The Atrium
Dorking
RH4 1XA
England
Telephone
01306 646 822
Website
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