Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
7&8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
UK
Contact person: Natalie Hailwood
E-mail: natalie.hailwood@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk//
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.england.nhs.uk//
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NHS England BCSP Managed Service Procurement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This is a prior information notice for the re-procurement of the Managed Service Provider (MSP) element of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.<br/>The procurement of the MSP contract will allow the continued provision of Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) home testing kits to those eligible for the bowel cancer screening programme throughout England. These tests allow those at risk of cancer, and requiring further tests, to be identified and provision is an essential component of the screening pathway. Further tests after FIT are typically screening specialist practitioner review and a screening colonoscopy.<br/><br/>The MSP contract broadly covers; the sending of personalised FIT kits to eligible participants in England, management of the logistics to return kits to an NHS bowel cancer screening hub (n=5), the supply of analysers to all 5 hubs, and consumables to test the kits, provision of training for hub staff to analyse the kits, the systems to allow results to be transferred to the Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS) software.<br/><br/>The notice is to advise the market that NHS England is intending to launch the above opportunity in late November, early December 2024. A further contract notice will be issued to formally start the process, expressions of interest will need to be submitted through the Atamis tendering portal, once the Contract notice is publish. <br/><br/>The anticipated contract start date of 1st April 2026, a minimum of 3 year contract term.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
190 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33141625
33124100
33000000
85000000
64121200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This will be completed through an open route under PCR.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
28/10/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2024