Published date: 8 May 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 June 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

MT153269

Published date

8 May 2015

Closing date

1 June 2015

Contract start date

1 September 2015

Contract end date

31 August 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

This Any Qualified Provider for Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services for Newcastle-upon-Tyne is being commissioned by North of England Commissioning Support Unit for and on behalf of NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group.
The service is being commissioned in line with national guidance and local requirements. The providers need to deliver high quality, efficient services which are responsive to the needs of the local communities within Newcastle.
The service will be commissioned using the Any Qualified Provider process. In securing services under the AQP process, assurance of competence, quality and safety standards is required. Any provider will be eligible to join the qualified provider list subject to demonstrating competency against specified criteria. Qualified providers will be expected to deliver the service under the NHS Standard Contract. As a qualified provider there are no levels of guaranteed activity. Payment is made based on actual provision and outcomes.
The qualification questionnaire and all relevant documentation associated with this offer can be downloaded at the NECS eTendering Portal, which can be found at: -
https://In-tendhost.co.uk/necs.
Providers must register on the site, which is free and takes very little time to do so.
To access the document, please select Tenders from the main menu at the top of the page, and then select Current to access a list of current procurements being undertaken by NECS. Please select this procurement from the list and express an interest to gain access to the relevant documents and questionnaires. User Guides are available together with a dedicated In-Tend help-line to guide bidders through the process.
The deadline for completion of the qualification document is 12 noon on 01 June 2015.


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About the buyer

Contact name

Linda Brady

Address

Teesdale House
Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BL

England

Telephone

+44 1642746918

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

Website

http://www.necsu.nhs.uk