NHS England Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Managed Service

Concepts

• leeds
• precision equipment
• nhs england bowel cancer screening programme managed service
• england
• an nhs bowel cancer screening hub
• cancer
• the bowel cancer screening programme
• the bowel cancer screening system
• nhs
• a managed service provider

Location

Leeds

Description

This tender is to appoint a Managed Service Provider to deliver the MSP contract for the continued provision of Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) home testing kits to those eligible for the bowel cancer screening programme throughout England. These tests allow those at risk of cancer, and requiring further tests, to be identified and provision is an essential component of the screening pathway. Further tests after FIT are typically screening specialist practitioner review and a screening colonoscopy.The MSP contract broadly covers; the sending of personalised FIT kits to eligible participants in England, management of the logistics to return kits to an NHS bowel cancer screening hub (n=5), the supply of analysers to all 5 hubs, and consumables to test the kits, provision of training for hub staff to analyse the kits, the systems to allow results to be transferred to the Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS) software.

Total Quantity or Scope

This will be completed through an open route under PCR.

Renewal Options

2 x 12 month extension options

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
• 50420000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment
• 33141625 - Diagnostic kits
• 33124100 - Diagnostic devices
• 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 64121200 - Parcel delivery services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price.