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# Market Engagement for Community Diagnostic Centres Framework Refresh 1

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-for-community-diagnostic-centres-framework-refresh-1-ocds-h6vhtk-0320cc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England: "Market Engagement for Community Diagnostic Centres Framework Refresh 1". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-nhs-commissioning-board-operating-as-nhs-england-GB-FTS-53850)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0320cc`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-for-community-diagnostic-centres-framework-refresh-1-ocds-h6vhtk-0320cc#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England would like to inform potential bidders of the upcoming Refresh 1 procurement process for the Community Diagnostic Centre Framework.
Useful information is https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/diagnostics-recovery-and-renewal-report-of-the-independent-review-of-diagnostic-services-for-nhs-england/
The market engagement (ME) event for this will be held virtually on 7th April 10am – 11am. If you wish to attend, please send a message with the relevant details by 12 noon on the 5th April (See Note section of the ME Questionnaire). The deadline for market engagement questionnaire responses is by 12 noon on 12th April.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The objective of Framework Agreement is to: support the Contracting Authorities’ ability to improve population health: increase diagnostic capacity: improve productivity and efficiency of diagnostic activity, contribute to reducing health inequalitie...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006706-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-11T12:24:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:46:37.667Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0320cc