The project involves the design, construction, financing, and operation of a Community Diagnostic Centre in Northampton, focusing on providing a comprehensive range of diagnostic tests including Endoscopy, MRI, and CT, while engaging in a competitive procurement process with interested providers.
Design, build, finance and operation of a Community Diagnostic Centre (“CDC”).
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Northampton General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is running a competitive procurement process for the provision of a Large Hub Community Diagnostic Centre for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust on behalf of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust who currently operate under University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement process will involve rounds of dialogue with interested providers. Start date is to be March 2026. Length of Contract and mobilisation of all modalities to be discussed as part of dialogue
The Authority is seeking a strategic partner to complete the vision to establish a large CDC Model to include Endoscopy. The large CDC will add to the current Standard CDC and CDC Spoke located in Corby and Northampton. This large archetype CDC will be in the Northampton area of the county. The scope of the procurement is to identify land or existing buildings, to design and build a facility, to include staff and equipment to deliver diagnostic tests to meet the future demand for the Northamptonshire population.
The CDC will include the full range of tests required to meet the criteria of a large CDC and the following table shows the tests that will be provided by the external partner and the Authority. Services to be provided by the external provider are Endoscopy, MRI, CT, Non-Obstetric Ultrasound, Plain Film Xray, Trans Thoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) and Phlebotomy. The Authority will provide the remaining tests using their own staff and equipment and so, the facility must provide clinic rooms for this activity. The Authority would be grateful if providers would message indicate if they intend to respond and if not, the reasons as to why that decision has been taken Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.