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National Paediatric Critical Care Audit

HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP

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18 Feb 2026 at 09:40

Award

26 Apr 2022 at 15:54

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15 Feb 2022 at 14:39

Tender

09 Aug 2021 at 11:03

Summary of the contracting process

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) has awarded a contract for the National Paediatric Critical Care Audit. The successful supplier, The University of Leeds, has been tasked to enhance the audit's ability to facilitate healthcare improvement by measuring variations in quality, experience, and outcomes within the UK. This procurement falls under the category of health and social work services and operates within the UK region. The procurement method utilised was an open procedure, initiated with a tender, and has now reached the contract award stage. The contract period commences on 1 April 2026 and concludes on 31 March 2027, with a signed value of £2,201,876.20 GBP for a duration of 1800 days.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, especially those adept in data-driven quality improvement initiatives. Companies that can offer innovative strategies to reduce clinical risks and enhance patient care experiences are particularly well-suited to engage with this project. Collaboration will include working with commissioners, funders, and operational delivery networks to implement SMART improvement aims, addressing areas such as reducing mortality risk and length of hospital stays for children with complex medical needs. Businesses capable of leveraging audit data for strategic healthcare advancements will likely find substantial growth opportunities through participation in such contracts.

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Notice Title

National Paediatric Critical Care Audit

Notice Description

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the National Paediatric Critical Care Audit. The audit will be delivered nationally. The successful bidder will be required to build on the achievements of the audit to date and enhance the ability of the audit to be used for healthcare improvement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The overarching aim is to stimulate improvements in care for patients by measuring variations in quality, experience and outcomes. During this contract period, the successful tenderer will need to build on the achievements of the audit to date and enhance the ability for the audit to be used for healthcare improvement. Data is most useful locally for healthcare improvement when its provision to clinical teams is timely, the data is refreshed regularly and appropriate tools, support and guidance accompany the data outputs. The intent is for all of these features of the audit to be implemented and improved during the period of this contract. This re-commission provides an opportunity to move the audit on from data collection for healthcare planning and research, to data driven healthcare quality improvement. Tenderers should propose five clinically important, realistic and measurable (SMART) 3-year improvement aims. Tenderers should consider improvement aims from the following areas, but can also propose aims from other areas: * Reduce: o the risk of dying o unplanned extubation rates o specialist PCC transport service refusals for urgent transfer o the number of children transferred to a unit more than two hours (travel by road) away o the central line infection rate o the length of stay for children with complex medical needs o the number of unnecessary cardiac surgery admissions to PCC Level 3 o emergency readmission rates * Increase the proportion of parents and families who have excellent care experiences (with a baseline measure) The audit supplier will work with commissioners, funders, specialised commissioning and operational delivery networks (ODNs) to create a coherent strategy for how the improvement goals listed above, or similar, will be achieved.

Options: Contract has the option to be extended for a further 2 years in addition to the initial 3 year period.

Renewal: Extension of up to 2 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d261
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014593-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,079,400 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,079,400 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,281,272 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Feb 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP
Contact Name
Ruth Onofeghare
Contact Email
procurement@hqip.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7904597971

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1G 8LZ
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Bunhill
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

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