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# NECS267  Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for Rapid Specialist Opinion / Referral Management Services.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necs267-pseudo-dynamic-purchasing-system-for-rapid-specialist-opinion-referral-management--ocds-h6vhtk-028d44). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group: "NECS267  Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for Rapid Specialist Opinion / Referral Management Services.". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2028. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 506 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-county-durham-clinical-commissioning-group-GB-FTS-3186)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2028 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028d44`

## 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/necs267-pseudo-dynamic-purchasing-system-for-rapid-specialist-opinion-referral-management--ocds-h6vhtk-028d44#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnhsnecsu)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necs267-pseudo-dynamic-purchasing-system-for-rapid-specialist-opinion-referral-management--ocds-h6vhtk-028d44#participate

## Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) for and on behalf of NHS North Tyneside CCG, NHS Tees Valley CCG and NHS County Durham CCG wishes to implement a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) in respect of Rapid Specialist Opinion (RSO) / Referral Management Service (RMS). This PDPS (pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System) for Rapid Specialist Opinion (RSO) / Referral Management Services (RMS) was originally advertised on 12 March 2018 for a period of 10 years on the e-Tendering portal Proactis.  We have now moved on to another e-Tendering portal InTend and therefore are notifying the market of this change. Those suppliers who were previously registered do not need to reapply and will receive confirmation of this via a message on the InTend portal.  Any new suppliers wishing to register on the PDPS please register on the InTend e-tendering portal To register on the PDPS or to view further details please register on the In-tend e-Tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) for and on behalf of NHS North Tyneside CCG, NHS Tees Valley CCG and NHS County Durham CCG wishes to implement a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) in respect of Rapid Specialist Opinion (RSO) / Refe...
- **Contract Period:** 27/01/2021 to 11/01/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003714-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-24T16:40:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T23:32:13.115Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028d44