NHS England South West - Market Engagement - Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes for Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire (BNSSG)

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to facilitate engagement with potential providers and relates only to pre-procurement market engagement. NHS England South West (The Commissioner) seeks to re-commission five Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes (DESP) to deliver screening to the eligible populations in the below geographies:

• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
• Devon
• Somerset
• Gloucestershire
• Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Consideration is being given to procuring separate contracts, subject to the outcome of market and stakeholder engagement. The Commissioner invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers to provide the services in line with strict national standards and guidelines. The contracts are due to commence on 1st April 2024. The contract values have not been finalised. However, the current annual contract values for 2022/2023, based upon achieving the minimum acceptable 75% uptake, are provided below for indicative purposes: • Cornwall and Isles of Scilly £1,028,930 • Devon £2,214,103 • Somerset £1,036,922 • Gloucestershire £1,092,286 • BNSSG £1,420,622 These values are subject to change depending on the financial mechanism adopted for these contracts and due to the finance and business rules in the NHS Operating Framework. The contract values could also reduce during the contract term owing to the anticipated national changes to screening frequency for low risk individuals. If you are interested in this opportunity, please register on the e-procurement system, Atamis (details at the end of this notice), and submit a completed provider market engagement questionnaire by 12 noon 27th April 2023. This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).