RTL045P - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening in London and parts of East Surrey and Surrey Downs CCG areas - NHS England

Please note that this notice is not live this change is to highlight that due to Purdah delays the Authority has extended the current contracts and the new service to follow as a result of this procurement, will begin on the 1st April 2018. The contract dates below have been changed

NHS England (London) is seeking to identify professional, capable Providers to deliver the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (AAASP) across London. Two contracts will be awarded, one covering North London and the other covering South London, which also includes East Surrey and parts of Surrey Downs CCGs.

There are two Lots, One contract will be awarded for each Lot, Providers can bid for both Lots, however can be awarded a maximum of one Lot.

The contract will be activity based, with an associated payment of £44 per screen.

This will cover:

• Initial screens
• Surveillance screens
• Self-Referrals
• Non-visualised screens below the acceptable level set by the National AAASP (per year)

Please note that the expressions of interest will close at 09:00 on 24th April 2017 to allow for Bidders enough time to upload documents to support their bid. The submission deadline is 12:00 (noon) on 25th April 2017.

The contract start date is 1st December 2017. The contract period will be 3 years (36 months) followed by an optional extension of up to 2 years (24 months). Therefore the maximum contract duration, including available extensions, is 5 years (60 months).

The contract value is based on 85% uptake including self-referrals and surveillance (based on figure form 2014/15): Total - £1,424,764 per year. Lot 1 North London - £837,797 per annum. Lot 2 South London - £586,967 per annum.

For the first year, baseline payments will be calculated at 80% uptake, plus anticipated self-referral and surveillance activity, paid monthly. North London - £788,515. South London - £552, 440

Providers will: Invite eligible men to the AAASP using standard information provided by Public Health England (PHE);provide clear, high quality information that is accessible to all; carry out high quality abdominal ultrasound on those men attending for initial or follow-up screening according to national protocol; minimise any adverse effects of screening, including anxiety and unnecessary investigations; identify Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm's accurately; enable men to make an informed choice about the management of their Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; ensure appropriate and effective management of cardiovascular risk factors identified through screening; ensure referral to accredited vascular services for high quality diagnostic and treatment services; promote audit and research and learn from the results. The Services will be subject to an annual PHE Quality Assurance (QA) review and effectiveness of treatment will be monitored via annual reports of a National Vascular Review.

Portal link:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a52165bd-19fd-e611-80dd-005056b64545

Additional information: Please note that his procurement is still live but this advert is not. This revision is to highlight that due to Purdah, the current contracts have been extended and the revised service commencement is now due to begin on the 1st April 2018. The revised contract dates are shown in the contract section of this notice. Should you have any questions or wish to raise any issues then please contact david.singleton2@nhs.net in the first instance.

Please ensure that you leave enough time to register your organisation on the tendering portal which can take up to 24hrs.

NHS England will adopt the open procedure as a template for this procurement. The Services to which this project relates fall within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). Neither the publication of the advertisement, the use of this stage, nor the use of the term 'Open Procedure' nor any other indication (including any statement in this advert or the ITT documentation) shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to procurements under the Light Touch Regime (LTR).

Interested Bidders must access the ITT documentation via the link provided and submit an ITT response with associated online questionnaire(s) on the e-Tendering portal 'ProContract' before the submission deadline. See procurement documentation for more details.