Improving Endoscopy Access

Overview NSW Health is seeking proposals from private health care providers to deliver endoscopy services, specifically colonoscopy and gastroscopy procedures, for public gastroenterology patients across seven priority Local Health Districts. Purpose This procurement forms part of a statewide initiative examining opportunities to support patient access to endoscopy services and inform future service delivery arrangements. Through this process, NSW Health seeks to identify providers with appropriate clinical capability, operational capacity, service accessibility and value-for-money offerings. Information obtained through this procurement process will assist NSW Health in assessing potential service delivery options through outsourcing to private health care providers and determining whether these arrangements provide value for money and support the objectives of the statewide initiative. Scope The scope includes: Delivery of colonoscopy procedures for public gastroenterology patients Delivery of gastroscopy procedures for public gastroenterology patients Delivery of combined colonoscopy and gastroscopy procedures for public gastroenterology patients Management of post-operative consultations as appropriate Higher procedure capacity is specifically sought across seven priority Local Health Districts: Central Coast, Hunter New England, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Nepean Blue Mountains, South Eastern Sydney, South Western Sydney, and Western Sydney Local Health Districts Information Requested Private providers are invited to quote pricing per encounter, as well as available capacity before 30 June 2027, by facility, for the following Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and associated complexities: G46 Complex Endoscopy (both colonoscopy and gastroscopy) G47 Gastroscopy G48 Colonoscopy Pricing per procedure should be inclusive of all costs, such as pathology. Value for money is a significant consideration for NSW Health in the evaluation of tender submissions, so as to maximise services for public patients. Contractor Requirements The Operator must ensure that, at all times during the contract term, it: Maintains and renews the Hospital Licence(s) for, and Accreditation of, all Facilities in a form and substance sufficient to enable the provision of the Services Complies with all terms and conditions attaching to or contained in the Hospital Licence, the Accreditation, and all Approvals required for the provision of the Services Immediately notifies the Ministry of Health of the imposition of any special condition in the Hospital Licence or in respect of the Accreditation, or the occurrence of any event that impacts or is likely to impact on the performance of the Operator's obligations under the Agreement Contract Terms and Conditions Services are expected to be delivered under any executed contracts by 30 June 2027 Operators will be required to enter into a Standing Offer Arrangement (SOA) with the Health Administration Corporation (NSW Health), under which the Operator agrees to make a standing offer to supply endoscopy services to Health Entities Each time a Health Entity wishes to acquire endoscopy services from the Operator, the Health Entity will issue to the Operator a Services Order in accordance with the process set out in the SOA The issue of a Services Order by a Health Entity gives rise to a binding separate contract between the Health Entity and the Operator, under which the Operator must supply endoscopy services. The terms of that separate contract will be based on the attached Private Provider Services Agreement (PPSA) Enquiries Primary Contact: Russell Burns Email: russell.burns@health.nsw.gov.au