NHS England Breast Screening Procurement

Arden & GEM CSU on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (East) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced Providers to deliver Breast Screening Services for Brentwood, Essex. The Commissioners wish to receive responses to the ITT from Providers with the necessary capacity and capability to provide the range of services as set out in the ITT, in a safe and effective manner.

Aims and objectives of this procurement: To reduce premature deaths from breast cancer by early detection and treatment by delivering a systematic breast screening programme that fully complies with the national standards set by the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHS BSP) for eligible women who reside within Brentwood.

A small proportion of Essex women resident in or registered in the Brentwood area are currently screened by a BSU based outside of the county of Essex. This cohort is small, consisting of approximately 13,000 women. The Provider will invite all eligible women aged between 50 and 70 (47-73 including the age extension trial) within the catchment area to attend for screening before their 53rd birthday, or 50th birthday if included in the age extension trial, or within 3 years of their previous screen if moving into the area. The Provider will provide services which are delivered locally to the target population, and to provide local accessibility within Essex to the population with special needs that may not be able to access a mobile unit. The screening service will make reasonable adjustments to ensure the service works equally well for those with disabilities as it does for those without such disabilities. Reasonable adjustments include: • removing physical barriers to service access • making available designated screening sessions, longer appointments or pre-visits to the service as appropriate • providing easy-read materials • any other alterations that are required to policies, procedures, training or service delivery to ensure the service is accessible and works well for those with disabilities

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be available from 21 September 2015 via http://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html.

The ITT reference for this service is itt_259.

All completed bids must be submitted by 5.00pm on 6 November 2015. All correspondence relating to this procurement throughout all stages of the process must be managed through the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering Procurement Portal messaging facility only.

Additional information: How to Apply:

To register on the portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

• From the Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link • Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal • Complete your organisation & personal details • Choose a memorable username and submit

You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a ‘Forgot my Password’ link on the portal homepage).

To Access the portal: • Login with your unique username & password • From the suppliers reserved area click ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ –this is a repository of all ITT’s open to any registered supplier. • Browse the ITTs (there may be more than one page) and select “Breast Screening Procurement” by clicking on it • Note the Details buttons on the left for Navigation and the Actions below • Click the ‘Express Interest’ action –this will move the ITT from the ITTs Open to All Suppliers area to your ‘My ITTs’ area –this is a reserved area for ITTs that you have either been invited to or expressed interest in.