Published date: 4 December 2017
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
North West
Procurement reference
NHSE282
Published date
4 December 2017
Closing date
20 December 2017
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this Request for Information (RFI) and a future procurement process for the provision of a Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) in Greater Manchester North and Greater Manchester South for and on behalf of NHS England North (Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership) (the Commissioner).The Commissioner is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the Market to gather information, in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the Market in delivering the proposed DESP, and to alert the Market to a future tender opportunity for the provision of DESP in Greater Manchester.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is NOT a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future
tender opportunity once the Contract Notice is published in OJEU and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (PROACTIS) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return their completed RFI documentation.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 04 December 2017.
The PROACTIS e-Tendering portal can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS please follow the registration instructions (if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE282 Request for Information - Diabetic Eye Screening Programme. Please note that it is free to register on PROACTIS, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.
Please complete and return your response by 12.00 noon on 20 December 2017.
More information
Links
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- https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
- Procurement plan
- Request for Information Documentation
Additional text
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The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 04 December 2017.
The PROACTIS e-Tendering portal can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS please follow the registration instructions (if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE282 Request for Information - Diabetic Eye Screening Programme. Please note that it is free to register on PROACTIS, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have aworking internet connection.
Please complete and return your response by 12.00 noon on 20 December 2017.
About the buyer
Contact name
Procurement
Address
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
England
Telephone
+44 1642745000
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