Screening Programme FY2024/25

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 evidence team has developed a pipeline of projects that need to be completed either within the current financial year (24-25) or this financial year and next.

The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to advise the market on the forthcoming 3 DHSC procurements and seek feedback from suppliers on the procurement approach to the services.

It is our intention to undertake 3 separate procurement exercises:

The DHSC is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, budget cap and appetite for this project.

For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from the suppliers and gain better understanding of the market and appetite for the projects.

This market engagement process do not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids will be evaluated on the same basis.

A Market Engagement Questionnaire is attached to this notice.

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.

For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from the suppliers and gain better understanding of the market and appetite for the projects.

This market engagement process do not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids will be evaluated on the same basis.

The completed questionnaire should be returned via email ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk quoting 'Screening Programme' no later than 26th June 2024, 5pm.

Additional information:

The future procurement exercise will be undertaken via Atamis system. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so. Registration is free of any charge.

To find this opportunity in the future, select "Find Opportunities" and then search by project number or title. Once you have found the Opportunity press the 'Register Interest' button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on 'My proposals and quotes'. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the tender documents, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the procurement. Note that as there will be 3 separate procurements the project reference for each procurement will be quoted at the time of contract notice.