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title: "Market Engagement for the design and build of a Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) and fully outsourced provision of services at the CDC"
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# Market Engagement for the design and build of a Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) and fully outsourced provision of services at the CDC

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-for-the-design-and-build-of-a-community-diagnostic-centre-cdc-and-fully--ocds-h6vhtk-041648). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** This Prior Information Notice is to engage with the market prior to the notification of a potential procurement of a new Community Diagnostic Centre which will deliver community diagnostics across Northamptonshire county to meet diagnostic demand in the county which has increased since COVID-19. The Trust will be looking to the market to submit proposals for providing the Northampton CDC and to submit plans for and to secure a specific location to carry out the services, capable to meet potential future demand. The Trust is not responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties participating in this market engagement exercise.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northampton-general-hospital-nhs-trust-nhs-rns)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041648`

## 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-the-design-and-build-of-a-community-diagnostic-centre-cdc-and-fully--ocds-h6vhtk-041648#tl-md)

## Description
This Prior Information Notice is to engage with the market prior to the notification of a potential procurement of a new Community Diagnostic Centre which will deliver community diagnostics across Northamptonshire county to meet diagnostic demand in the county which has increased since COVID-19. The Trust will be looking to the market to submit proposals for providing the Northampton CDC and to submit plans for and to secure a specific location to carry out the services, capable to meet potential future demand. The CDC should be located within or on the outskirts of Northampton. This CDC will be built and run by the successful provider on a long-term contract with an activity-based pricing structure that is at or below tariff. The CDC will provide accessible endoscopy and diagnostic tests to communities with the anticipation of providing training and education to the local skilled workforce in the future.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032862-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-06T19:05:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-02T02:18:48.533Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041648