Market Engagement for Community Diagnostic Centres Framework Refresh 1

The objective of Framework Agreement is to: support the Contracting Authorities’ ability to improve population health: increase diagnostic capacity: improve productivity and efficiency of diagnostic activity, contribute to reducing health inequalities, deliver a better and more personalised diagnostic experience for patients and support integration of care.

The framework is divided into a number of clinical diagnostic modalities (End-to-End, Imaging, Pathology, Physiological Measurement and Endoscopy) and sub-modalities. Successful providers onto the framework (a “Provider” and “Providers”) will , during the procurement process and potentially during the term of the framework, identify those modalities and sub-modalities which they are capable of providing in identified locations and also identify whether or not they have their own facilities from which such services could be provided from (though this will not be evaluated in competition). A Framework Agreement will be entered into by NHS England on behalf of all Contracting Authorities with each successful Provider assessed as capable of providing such Services (or any of them) through this procurement process The term of each Framework Agreement awarded pursuant to this procurement will have an end date of 12 Dec 2024 with an option to extend for a further [24 month period] (the “Term”).

The FTS Notice for the initial procurement for this Framework is: 2021/S 000-014751. As permitted pursuant to Regulation 74(7)), NHS England is intending to open a window in April 2022, to include opportunities for the following: a) Providers that failed one or more modalities in the initial procurement process. These providers may re-bid for the modalities that they failed, or add or remove modalities in their submission at Refresh. b) Providers that were successful in the initial procurement process to bid for additional modalities; c) Providers that did not bid in the initial procurement process to now bid.

New Framework Agreements awarded shall be for the remaining length of the original Term only); and

When awarding contracts pursuant to the framework it will be for Contracting Authorities to determine which modalities or sub-modalities they wish to purchase based on local need and award will be permitted on the basis of either criteria set out in the Framework Agreement or further competition among those on the Framework. Contracts called off from the Framework from Contracting Authorities shall be based upon the NHS Standard Contract or Sub-Contract at National and Local NHS Prices and discounts may be offered.

Please confirm by 12 noon on the 5th April if your organisation wishes to attend this event, and please provide, via the messaging facility on the EU Supply portal, the name, job title, email address, and organisation of the individual(s) that will be attending. Please note, no more than three individuals per organisation can attend the event.. Note, this meeting will be held virtually and a link will be sent to the list of attendees nearer the time. Additional information: A Market Engagement Event is due to take place at 10am - 11am on the 7th April 2022. Please confirm, via the messaging facility on EU Supply, by 12 noon on the 5th April if your organisation wishes to attend.