Provision of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programmes for NHS England North East & Yorkshire and Midlands

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North of England Commissioning Support awarded a contract to Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programmes across two lots: Lot 1 – South Yorkshire (incorporating the Bassetlaw patient cohort) and Lot 2 – North East & North Cumbria.

The contract commenced on 01 October 2023 for an initial 5-year term, with an option to extend by a further 2 years subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.

The annual financial thresholds were Lot 1 – SYB: annual cohort 10,548 at a maximum rate of 55 GBP per unit per annum based on 85% uptake, equating to 493,130 GBP per annum and 3,451,910 GBP over 7 years; Lot 2 – NENC: annual cohort 22,122 at a maximum rate of 55.00 GBP per unit per annum based on 85% uptake, equating to 1,034,220 GBP per annum and 7,239,540 GBP over 7 years.

The procurement followed the Open Procedure under The Light-Touch Rules Regime (Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015) and was conducted via the In-Tend e-tendering portal.

The total contract value was 9,729,131 GBP.