DHSC: PCP: Evidence Summaries (4 lots) FY 24/25

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises Ministers and the NHS in the 4 UK countries on all aspects of screening. The UK NSC makes recommendations on whether or not to introduce screening programmes for over 100 conditions. The evidence team, part of the UK NSC Secretariat, hosted by the Department of Health and Social Care, is responsible for managing the evidence review process to ensure UK NSC recommendations remain up to date.

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint a contractor/s to deliver Evidence summaries.Their purpose is to gauge if there have been significant developments in the evidence base on important questions identified in previous reviews on the same topic. They also establish if a current recommendation can be reaffirmed, establish if a topic is likely to benefit from further assessment through the development of different, more in depth, types of evidence product. More in-depth evidence products include systematic reviews, cost effectiveness models and disease modelling exercises.

This contract has been divided into 4 lots. Each lot corresponds to the following lots

Lot 3 Breast Risk Stratification

Lot 4 Targeted Screening

Contract Project Reference: C294820

Contract term: 9 months with the option to extend for up to further 2 months.

Estimated contract value (including extensions) for all the lots (4) is: £248,264 (excluding VAT), £297,916.80 (inclusive of VAT). Each lot (evidence maps) estimated value is: £62,066 (excluding VAT), £74,479.20 (inclusive of VAT)

The contracting authority considers that this future opportunity may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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Deadline for submission: 21st October 2024 at 12 noon

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