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ClosedStage · preprocurement

NHS England

NHS England Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Pen Needles RFI

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33000000 33100000 33600000 33610000
Value£215.0m
Deadline18 Sept 2024
Published6 Sept 2024
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 6 Sept 2024ClosedCloses 18 Sept 2024
Contract value in context
£215.0mtotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£232.2m

This is a large award for Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

NHS England is undertaking a Request for Information (RFI) exercise to explore the availability and supply of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices and Insulin Pen Needles.

The aim of this RFI is to gather relevant information from suppliers in the market to better understand current offerings, innovations, and potential solutions that can support effective diabetes management in NHS services.

This exercise is purely for information gathering purposes and does not constitute a formal procurement process.

However, the information provided will assist NHS England in shaping potential future procurement strategies and ensuring that patients benefit from high-quality and cost-effective products.

Key Areas of Interest: - The range of Continuous Glucose Monitoring devices available. - Features and benefits of CGM systems, including accuracy, ease of use, and connectivity with other diabetes management tools. - Insulin Pen Needles, including size, comfort, safety features, and availability of various gauges. - Innovations in the field of diabetes care, including new products or technologies. - Supplier capabilities, including delivery, support, and potential cost efficiencies.

Suppliers with relevant products and services in these areas are encouraged to participate in the RFI process.

This PIN is for market engagement purposes only.

Participation in this RFI does not constitute any offer or guarantee of future procurement, and it does not imply that a contract or tender will follow.

Providers wishing to provide information will need to respond with the information requested by the documentation and submit responses prior to the deadline stated in this notice.

The RFI documentation including a questionnaire is available through the Atamis (Health Family) portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

The reference is C305527 and the closing date for completed RFI responses is 17:00pm , on Wednesday 18th September 2024.

To express interest and participate in this request for information exercise, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Providers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

NHS England is undertaking a Request

NHS England is undertaking a Request for Information (RFI) exercise to explore the availability and supply of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices and Insulin Pen Needles.

02

The aim of this RFI is

The aim of this RFI is to gather relevant information from suppliers in the market to better understand current offerings, innovations, and potential solutions that can support effective diabetes management in NHS services.

03

Supplier capabilities, including delivery, support, and potential

Supplier capabilities, including delivery, support, and potential cost efficiencies.

04

Providers wishing to provide information will need

Providers wishing to provide information will need to respond with the information requested by the documentation and submit responses prior to the deadline stated in this notice.

05

Providers have any queries, or having problems

Providers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Stage
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