Market Engagement Event for RTL045P Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening in London - NHS England London Region

NHS England (London Region) would like to invite providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will inform the market of the intentions to procure AAA Screening Programme(s) in London.

With the current contracts coming to an end it is necessary to re-commission this service. Public Health Section 7a Commissioning Intention supports the ambitions to improve health outcomes, tackle inequalities and secure best value for money. It is with these intentions that Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programmes in London will be re-procured.

The AAA Screening Programme (AAASP) aims to reduce AAA related mortality by providing a systematic population-based screening for the male population during their 65th year and, on request, for men over 65.

A simple ultrasound test is performed to detect AAA. The scan itself is quick, painless and non-invasive and the results are available straight away. A result letter is also sent to all patients’ GPs.

Men with a screen detected aneurysm of 5.5 cm and above are referred into the vascular centre for surgery whilst those with aneurysms measuring between 4.5 and 5.4 cm are put on quarterly surveillance; those with aneurysms measuring between 3 and 4.4 cm are recalled for surveillance on an annual basis.

NHS England currently commissions five providers in London. The current screening cohort is approximately 34,440, with 726 men with screen detected aneurysms between 3 cm and 4.4 cm recalled for annual surveillance 113 men, with aneurysms of 4.5 to 5.4 cm recalled quarterly.

The programmes provide administration, screening and surveillance, and they refer screen detected cases that require treatment to their local vascular centre based in an acute Trust. Each programme is linked to a vascular network and each of these networks has a vascular centre. The administration, screening and surveillance part of the services will be re-procured and the vascular networks and their vascular centres will remain unchanged.

The Provider(s) will be expected to:

• Reflect the needs of the population of London and provides robustness to ensure continuity of care, equity of service, and provide better value for money. • Ensure that the service is delivered in line with the Public Health England Section 7a service specification No. 23. • Address issues that have been identified during the operation of the programme and to create a service that: • Provides a single point of contact with the service for all men across London • Builds more resilience into the service • Provides career progression and professional development • Improves screening coverage • Has clearly defined governance and leadership within the programme

The Market Engagement Event will take place on the 31st March 2016 at: Holiday Inn London, Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London WC1N 1HT from 10.00-12.00

Additional information: The opportunity will be open to the entire market.

It is intended that a procurement process will commence at the end of April 2016 with a view for the services to commence on the 1st April 2017.

The Market Engagement Event will take place on the 31st March 2016 at: Holiday Inn London, Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London WC1N 1HT from 10.00am -12.00 noon

Market Engagement Event will provide: • an overview of the services to be provided • details of the potential contract type, length and particular conditions • an overview of the procurement process and the anticipated timeline

Places are limited therefore reservations are limited to no more than 2 persons per organisation.

To reserve your place(s) please click on the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=03dfa90f-0ee6-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21

Please be advised that you must be registered on the Due North portal to express an interest in this project, there are two guidance notes attached entitled “ProContract Help Page - NEL CSU v1.pdf” “ProContract - How Suppliers Can Register”

Please complete and return the attached “Registration Form AAA.xls” before 25th March 2016 to confirm your place.

Please note this is purely a market assessment exercise to gather facts and generate interest. The subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published.

Please be advised that it may be necessary to share bidders contact details with the bidding market who may wish to form alliances in order to bid. To facilitate this you are asked to confirm whether you agree to NHS England and/or NEL CSU sharing your organisations contact details with bidders in this project who wish to form alliances to bid. Should you not wish for your contact details to be shared then only your organisational name will be released. The attached registration form should be used to confirm your position on this matter.