Dermatology Services (Kent & Medway) - Market Engagement

***This advert is for market engagement only***

NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group intend to undertake a procurement process for Dermatology Services. The anticipated contract duration will be 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.

It is expected that the procurement will be split into 2 Lots:

Lot 1: West and North Kent Dermatology Service (W&NKDS)

Lot 2: East Kent Community Dermatology Service (EKCDS)

The CCG has published this Prior Information Notice to support market engagement. The purpose of this engagement is to communicate the intention to procure in the future and also request feedback from the market through a short questionnaire.

Interested and capable providers are requested to review the information made available and respond to this short questionnaire. Both the further information and access to the questionnaire can be obtained via the eProcurement portal.

To access the eProcurement portal please follow the instructions below:

1. Go to https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK and click the link to register (If your organisation has not registered previously)

2. Once registered, login into the system and look for

'Quote/tender 50518 - Dermatology Services (Kent and Medway) - Market Engagement'

The following documents have been made available within the eProcurement system:

Dermatology Services Overview Document

Service Specifications (DRAFT)

• Lot 1 (West and North Kent)

• Lot 2 (East Kent)

Interested providers are requested to review the published documentation and also complete and submit a short questionnaire incorporated within the eProcurement system.

The deadline for submission of the completed questionnaire is 17:00 on Friday 8th April 2022, however providers are encouraged to respond as soon as possible.

Additional information: The commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement.

Any subsequent procurement, if undertaken, will be commenced by way of a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender.

Any and all information/documents that are made available to the market as part of this engagement exercise is draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change.