Market Engagement Events for the Procurement of Community Based Diagnostics Services, Facilities and Combined Services and Facilities across England only

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NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England would like to inform potential bidders of a number of market engagement events which will be held during April for the procurement of community based diagnostics services as per the recommendations of the Independent Report by Professor Sir Mike Richards reference: (Publication reference PAR242) which is available for download on NHS England's website https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/diagnostics-recovery-and-renewal-report-of-the-independent-review-of-diagnostic-services-for-nhs-england/ The launch event for this engagement will be held on 25 March 1200hrs - 1500hrs via virtual session. NHS England is seeking to increase capacity of diagnostics in the NHS through the development of community diagnostics hubs. The configuration of such hubs in terms of services or facilities (or a combination of both) are likely to vary across ICS/STP footprints. NHS England would like to consider the scope of services and the potential models for delivery with interested parties to inform its procurement strategy. The services to be procured will be based on recommendations of the Mike Richards review, which propose the following which are indicative, not exhaustive • Imaging: Plain X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI +/- mammography and DEXA scanning • Physiological measurements: A range of cardiorespiratory investigations including echocardiography, ECG and rhythm monitoring, blood pressure monitoring, spirometry, FeNO, lung function tests, simple field tests, sleep studies, oximetry, blood gas analysis • Pathology: Phlebotomy, point of care testing (POCT), including blood gas analysis. Laboratory analysis of pathology samples (other than POCT) will be done elsewhere in the relevant pathology network. • Endoscopy: • Training facilities: The key objective of the Procurement is to establish community based diagnostic hubs to provide highly effective elective diagnostic centres for conditions such as cancer, cardiac, respiratory, MSK, and other conditions as recommended by the Richards Review. . In response to the report, it is anticipated that such hubs will be commissioned at STP/ICS level, operating to support and increase existing local diagnostic capacity in line with predicted demand. Such arrangements will potentially be delivered via a national level Framework Agreement. The Commissioners are seeking to engage with the market to gather the views of potential providers on various aspects of how the services should best be configured and organised. Potential providers are invited to provide their views and comments on the aspects of the service as outlined in the questionnaire.