Hi Phil, Geoff,
My interpretation of it is that it is Framework Agreement. As far as I can guess this is open to all companies that wish to be able to provide services to the NHS - I don't think that it means services are going to be outsourced but means that should an individual trust wish to outsource a particular part of the service that they will then have a list of companies that have passed a global vetting and have been approved to work in the NHS.
At the moment it is still just in the PQQ stage - no formal tender has actually been released. Companies can go for as many or as few lots as they want.
The values against each lot are just an indication of the expected value of that lot - the prices have not really come from anywhere but just provide any bidding companies a chance to estimate the scale of the works.
I'm sure once the PQQ stage has been completed and when the ITT comes out that there will be further information available but we'll have to wait and see about that.
Regards,
Last edited by Chris Jones; 04/04/12 7:50 AM.
