Coming up· published 7 Feb 2025
Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub C/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · South Cambridgeshire, East
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub C/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is planning Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Cambridgeshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 10:13
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub C/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is planning Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Cambridgeshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £40,000,000.
Find a Tender published it on 7 February 2025. The notice number is 004106-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04dc9a. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The East of England NHS Collaborative Hub, operating under the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, is currently in the planning stage for a market engagement regarding Managed Neutral Vendor Services within the health services industry. This procurement process, which is set to explore the possibility of renewing the current framework, is in the planning stage and involves a total value of £40,000,000.
Interested suppliers should engage by completing the questionnaire through the Atamis portal by 12.00pm on 10th March 2025. This engagement aims to gauge market interest and shape the future service specifications, with any resulting procurement process expected to use the Atamis eTendering system. The procurement covers various health-related services and equipment across the UK, including hospital and diagnostic services, endoscopy devices, and pathology instruments.
It is particularly suited for providers of hospital services, diagnostic devices, and medical specialist services who want to expand their market presence and collaborate with public health institutions.
The notice in full
EoECPH would like to approach the market-place to identify the possibility of a renewal the current framework.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
The purpose of the PIN is to gauge interest and connect with providers within this market-place to better understand market interest, capability and capacity to deliver the requirements. This notice is for information only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender or at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time.
As part of this pre-tender strategy, EOECPH would like to connect with providers of this type of service via a pre-market engagement exercise. We are therefore asking for assistance through completion of our questionnaire. The information provided will help us to form and shape the way the service specification is refreshed and updated for a framework that will last 4 years.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system, Atamis, in any resulting procurement exercise.
The questionnaire will run on:
The Atamis portal:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
How to access the Questionnaire on the portal:
* Suppliers should register on the portal, if not already registered:
* To Express an Interest in this market engagement, search and Select contract reference - C337337- Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services
* Please complete the questionnaire within the requirements section
* Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at -
support-health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses
The closing time and date for the return of your responses are 12.00pm on 10th March 2025. Responses received after this date may be considered at EoECPH discretion. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest and participation.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £40,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 004106-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dc9a
- CPV code
- 33124000 - Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies; 33124130 - Diagnostic supplies; 33168000 - Endoscopy, endosurgery devices; 33181000 - Renal support devices; 33181500 - Renal consumables; 33910000 - Pathology dissection instruments and supplies; 42924720 - Decontamination equipment; 45215146 - Pathology room construction work; and 13 more
- CPV division
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; 42 - Industrial machinery; 45 - Construction work; 75 - Administration, defence and social security services; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB21 5XA
- Electoral ward
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East of England NHS Collaborative Hub C/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Corporate Services
- Address
- Fulbourn, CB21 5XA · East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services
When will the Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services tender open?
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub C/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services contract worth?
The estimated value is £40,000,000.
Who is the buyer for Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services?
East of England NHS Collaborative Hub C/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, based in South Cambridgeshire, East. The named contact is Corporate Services.
How do I bid for Market Engagement - Managed Neutral Vendor Services?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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