Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-01-30
Buyer: NHS England Specialised Commissioning
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 3400000 GBP

Technical requirements: NHS England Specialised Commissioning is planning to commission centres to provide a Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Management Service (Adults) and is inviting all suitably qualified providers to complete a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire. Interested parties should respond to this notice as the responses to the questionnaire will be used to support the identification of the future commissioning route for the new service.
For service aims and instructions on how to complete and submit your questionnaire please refer to Section “VI.3) Additional information”.
For the service scope please refer to the service specifications (https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/adult-primary-ciliary-dyskinesia-service-specification/) and Quote/tender 3427 on EU Supply using the following link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
The service specification above suggests that no more than 4 service centres, which will establish links with the 4 paediatric PCD management services.
Thus, the proposal put forward with this PIN consists of 4 centres as a potential lotting model for the service. The soft market questionnaire will allow interested organisations to propose an alternative approach (up to the limit of 4 allocated centres nationally inline with the specification) and provide reasons for their proposed model.
For the service scope please refer to the service specifications (https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/adult-primary-ciliary-dyskinesia-service-specification/) and Quote/tender 3427 on EU Supply using the following link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
The service specification above suggests that no more than 4 service centres, which will establish links with the 4 paediatric PCD management services.
Thus, the proposal put forward with this PIN consists of 4 centres as a potential lotting model for the service. The soft market questionnaire will allow interested organisations to propose an alternative approach (up to the limit of 4 allocated centres nationally in line with the specification) and provide reasons for their proposed model.
For the service scope please refer to the service specifications (https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/adult-primary-ciliary-dyskinesia-service-specification/) and Quote/tender 3427 on EU Supply using the following link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
The service specification above suggests that no more than 4 service centres, which will establish links with the 4 paediatric PCD management services.
Thus, the proposal put forward with this PIN consists of 4 centres as a potential lotting model for the service. The soft market questionnaire will allow interested organisations to propose an alternative approach (up to the limit of 4 allocated centres nationally in line with the specification) and provide reasons for their proposed model.
For the service scope please refer to the service specifications (https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/adult-primary-ciliary-dyskinesia-service-specification/) and Quote/tender 3427 on EU Supply using the following link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu.
The service specification above suggests that no more than 4 service centres, which will establish links with the four paediatric PCD Management services.
Thus, the proposal put forward with this PIN consists of 4 centres as a potential lotting model for the service. The soft market questionnaire will allow interested organisations to propose an alternative approach (up to the limit of 4 allocated centres nationally in line with the specification) and provide reasons for their proposed model.
1) Ensure that all PCD adult patients, wherever they live, have access to and are managed according to optimal standards of care, by ensuring:


Award value: 3400000