Provision of Stereotactic Radiosurgery / Radiotherapy (SRS /SRT) Services - (Intracranial) All Ages, All Indications including Paediatric Neuro-Oncology SRS/SRT Services

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support unit on behalf of NHS England wish to procure under Lots four All Tiers Stereotactic Radiosurgery / Radiotherapy (SRS /SRT) Services - (Intracranial) all ages, including paediatric oncology services covering England.

SRS/SRT are methods of delivering doses of precisely targeted intracranial radiotherapy treatment and used for a wide range of malignant and benign intracranial conditions, as set-out within NHS England clinical commissioning policy. This comprises Tier 1-2 indications of cerebral metastases, non-skull base meningiomas, skull base tumours including Vestibular Schwannoma and meningioma, pituitary adenoma, and the Tier 3-4 indications including arteriovenous malformations, trigeminal neuralgia and paediatric CNS tumours. The prevalence of these conditions varies from less than one per 100,000 population to up to 30 per 100,000.

The two Service Specification include a tiered service model, based on clinical indication prevalence and complexity and groups together more common, less complex conditions (called Tier 1&2) and less common and more complex conditions (called Tier 3&4).

The two service specification, cover:

This procurement is focused on the ALL Tiers, all ages Service Specification ONLY.

The Lots will cover the whole of England based on the following Geographies:

The duration of this contract will be for a period of 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further two years. Providers wishing to be considered for the delivery of these services will need to respond to the provider selection documentation and submit responses prior to the deadline stated in this notice. The ITT documentation including a questionnaire is available through the Atamis (Health Family) portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

(https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome)

The reference is C220364 and the closing date for completed ITT responses is 12:00pm, midday on Friday 23rd February 2024. There will also be an opportunity to attend a market engagement event via Microsoft Teams at 13:00pm on Thursday 25th January 2024. If you would like to participate in this event, please email:

josselin.canevet@nhs.net

by Wednesday 24th January 2024. All slides and questions and responses will be made available to all bidders following the event.

Additional information:

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk