Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2b-f36d-7121-be44-cce0c4cfd46a/prior-information-notice-and-soft-market-testing-total-pancreatectomy-with-isl pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Prior Information Notice and Soft Market Testing - Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis (Adults) [NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-arden-and-greater-east-midlands-commissioning-support-unit) Estimated value £14,240,000 Published 4 Sept 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 NHS England Specialised Commissioning is planning to commission centres to provide Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis (Adults) and is inviting all suitably qualified providers to complete a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire. Interested parties should respond to this notice as the responses to the questionnaire will be used to support the identification of the future commissioning route for the new service. Interested organisations are invited to join a market engagement event delivered via a WebEx session on 25 Sept 2018, 10.30am-11.30pm. The purpose of the WebEx session is to tell you more about the service requirements and enable you to raise questions related to the services. To complete the soft market testing questionnaire and access any supporting documents please: - Register on [ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk](https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk). The Bravo project reference number is project\_1098 Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis (AdultS). - Complete and submit the soft market testing questionnaire pqq\_530 by no later than 4 October 2018 at 5pm. - Register for the WebEx session by sending a message via Bravo Messaging (pqq\_530 on [ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk](https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk)) - In the message title please indicate: WebEx for Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis (Adults). In the body of the message please: - provide full name of your organisation and name and job title of the attendees; - indicate the region you are interested in (North; South, London or Midlands and East); More information about the service can be found on [england.nhs.uk](https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/clinical-commissioning-policy-total-pancreatectomy-with-islet-auto-transplant-for-chronic-pancreatitis-adults). This document contains the service requirement. The policy above suggests that up to 4 service centres (one per region) may be allocated nationally. Thus, the proposal put forward with this PIN consists of 4 centres as potential lotting model for the service. The soft market questionnaire will allow interested organisations to propose an alternative approach (up to the limit of 4 allocated centres nationally in line with the policy) and provide reasons for their proposed model Note that the value stated in section "2.Value Information" is the maximum value that may be agreed for the entire contract duration including the option to extend (assuming a total duration of 4 years). The value is indicative and is based on an analysis of provider costs to deliver the patient assessment, surgical management and on-going management of eligible patients. For more information about this exercise and the lots (centres) proposed please refer to the attachment in section "6. Attachments" of this notice or to the link: [ted.europa.eu/udl](https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:384782-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML). Additional information: For any support in registering or submitting your questionnaire please contact the eTendering Help-desk at 0800-011-2470 or . Note: Please note that this PIN is not a call for competition. This PIN exercise may not lead to a formal procurement process. In the event of any future procurement opportunity this will be conducted under the Light Touch Regime (Schedule 3 - services) in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). Please also note that this is not a PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Arden and GEM Bravo procurement portal to communicate with interested parties. Where to find further information regarding future procurement opportunities? Any procurement relating to this PIN notice will be advertised on Contracts Finder([contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search)) and administered/conducted via the Arden & GEM CSU's e-Tendering portal known as Bravo solutions ([ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk](https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk)). Full details regarding this procurement opportunity will be available there. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b4cac661-623e-44a3-a2b7-5730417d45be) 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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