Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2a-a8b4-732d-bd79-f07723127088/update-regarding-the-hpv-primary-screening-procurement pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Update regarding the HPV primary screening procurement [NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-arden-and-greater-east-midlands-commissioning-support-unit) Estimated value Not stated Published 8 Aug 2018 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Following a review of its delivery strategy, NHS England has agreed to begin a one-stage procurement process to reconfigure provider laboratories to support the roll-out of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) primary screening into the NHS Cervical Cancer Screening Programme (CSP) in England. This decision, based upon learning from market engagement events held earlier this year will see the procurement commence in November 2018. To ensure the NHS Cervical Screening Programme continues to deliver a quality service to women during this period of change, NHS England will work with NHS Improvement to give all laboratories that meet the quality criteria, the opportunity to implement HPV primary screening ahead of the start of the procurement process. In coming to this decision, NHS England has taken advice and support from the Royal College of Pathologists, the British Association for Cytopathology and the Institute of Biomedical Science. The approach will be: ï‚· To run a national, one-stage open tender procurement process from a revised date of November 2018 to secure up to a maximum of 13 providers to deliver laboratory services to support the NHS Cervical Screening Programme with HPV primary screening. The providers would consolidate existing services to a maximum of 13 sites over a planned period ï‚· To offer all existing laboratories, working with their emerging pathology networks that meet the quality criteria and have a robust risk mitigation plan, to implement, as soon as possible, HPV primary screening prior to the procurement. Providers will continue this provision throughout the whole transitional period up to and following procurement until new service contracts start. This will bring the benefits of HPV primary screening earlier than originally planned to many women across the country. ### The implications of these decisions Women will continue to receive a quality service during the transitional period: ï‚· samples will be taken and the results returned in the normal way. ï‚· we expect the time from when a woman has her sample taken to when she receives the results to be shortened. ï‚· outcomes for women participating in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme will be improved further as HPV primary screening has higher sensitivity levels for detecting cervical abnormalities than cytology and provides longer protection of a negative result. Once we achieve full implementation, from December 2019, all samples will be tested for the Human Papilloma Virus which causes more than 99% of cervical cancers. This could prevent around 600 cancers a year. Moving to a national one-stage, open tender procurement process provides: ï‚· a nationally-led and consistent approach to the whole procurement process, including a single panel evaluation of bids; and ï‚· a simplified bidding process requiring bidders to submit one comprehensive bid without requiring a pre-qualifying questionnaire. For further information please see the document attached together with this notice. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a702ace8-95f1-4379-93c4-ceb053029273) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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