Published date: 19 May 2022
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
North East, Yorkshire and the Humber
Procurement reference
NHSE643 - Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP)
Published date
19 May 2022
Closing date
3 June 2022
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England & NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tender of a Diabetic Eye Screening Programme service in the following areas:
• North of Tyne & Gateshead
• West Riding & Craven
• Leeds & Mid Yorkshire
The Contracting Authority would like to gather soft intelligence from the market and are publishing a Request for Information (RFI) for each lot.
The RFI and further documentation including a draft service specification will be available on the Intend Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home from Thursday 19th May 2022 and the deadline for responses will be 12 Noon Friday 3rd June 2022.
Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend Portal. The portal can be accessed at any time of the day and it is free to register.
Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions.
To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home .
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this market engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended).
It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065.
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m.
About the buyer
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Riverside House
Newburn
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
England
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