Award

National Maternity and Perinatal Audit

HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 May 2023 at 08:19

Tender

20 May 2022 at 10:36

Summary of the contracting process

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation to support the delivery of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit. This audit falls under the category of Health and social work services. The contract has a total value of £1,314,000 for three years, with a planned start date of April 2022. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 12 noon on 20 June 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in health services to compete for the contract. Companies with experience in healthcare quality improvement and data analysis would be well-suited for this opportunity. HQIP has detailed the audit requirements and the expectations from the successful bidder to enhance healthcare services. Interested businesses are encouraged to access the Invitation to Tender documents and communicate through the Source2Contract messaging board for all procurement-related inquiries.

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Notice Title

National Maternity and Perinatal Audit

Notice Description

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the National Maternity and Perinatal 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. The total contract value is PS1,314,000 for the duration of three years. It is anticipated that the new service will commence in April 2022. The procedure that the Commissioner is following is set out in the Invitation to Tender. The process will follow an open procurement. To access the ITT documents: For a bidder who has already registered themselves on WAX as a supplier: Open WAX homepage (Link: https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/HQIP/SignIn.aspx) - Click on "Open opportunities - Find the right opportunity and click on "View Details" - Click on "Log in" For a bidder who has NOT registered themselves on WAX as a supplier: Open WAX homepage (Link: https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/HQIP/SignIn.aspx) - Click on ''Register Here" - Complete the supplier registration form and Click on "Register" - Activate your account - Open WAX homepage (Link: https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/HQIP/SignIn.aspx) - Click on "Open opportunities"- Find the right opportunity and click on "View Details" - Click on "Log in" Bidders must respond to all questions. The deadline for the submission of the tender is 12 noon on 20 June 2022. Please note that any communication from HQIP regarding this tender will be via the Source2Contract messaging board. Bidders must use the Source2Contract messaging board for their communications with HQIP regarding procurement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the National Maternity and Perinatal 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. The total contract value is PS1,314,000 for the duration of three years. It is anticipated that the new service will commence in April 2022. This audit programme is expected to: a. develop a robust, high quality audit designed around key quality indicators likely to best support local and national quality improvement; b. achieve, articulate and maintain close alignment with relevant NICE national guidance and quality standards throughout the audit, as appropriate; c. enable improvements through the provision of timely, high quality data that compares providers of healthcare, and comprises an integrated mixture of named Trust, commissioner, MDT, possibly consultant or clinical team level and other levels of reporting; d. engage parents, carers and families in a meaningful way, achieving a strong patient voice which informs and contributes to the design, functioning, outputs and direction of the audit; e. consider the value and feasibility of additional data linkage, at an individual patient level, to other relevant national datasets either from the outset or in the future, and plan for these linkages from the inception of the contract; f. ensure robust methodological and statistical input at all stages of the audit; g. identify from the outset the full range of audiences for the results and other audit outputs, and plan and tailor them accordingly; h. provide audit results in a timely, accessible and meaningful manner to support quality improvements, minimising the reporting delay and providing continual access to each unit for their own data; i. utilise strong and effective project and programme management to deliver audit outputs on time and within budget; and j. develop and maintain strong engagement with local clinicians, networks, commissioners, patients and their families and carers and charity and community support groups in order to drive improvements in services. Whilst the contract value is listed as PS1,314,000 for a duration of 3 years, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership reserve the right to invoke aspirational intent. The scope of this aspirational intent and value ranges are listed below and also under section 1.3.1 of the specification. The specification also outlines the mechanisms for invoking aspirational intent. It is important to note that HQIP are under no obligation to invoke any aspirational intent, or opt to invoke only certain elements of it. Potential 2 year extension in increments of 12 months (2x 12 months). Value range of PS438,000.00 - PS876,000.00 Extending specific service coverage to include non-NHS funded care. Value range PS4,380.00 - PS87,600.00 per year Section 8 of the specification also outline HQIPs ability to include devolved nations during the contract as well as the criteria for inclusion. The value range along with the devolved nations applicable are described below. Northern Ireland - PS12,658.20 - PS17,555.04 per annum Guernsey - PS438 - PS578.16 per annum Jersey - PS657 - PS840.96 per annum Isle of Man - PS569.40 - PS788.40 per annum There will also be a potential value range to fund the onboarding of per devolved nation. As it is not known at time of publishing which devolved nation would wish to participate, there is a value range of PS0 - PS20,000.00 applied to this per devolved nation. If all four devolved nations were to join the programme, the value range would be PS0 - PS80,000 Please note, there is no commitment by the Authority at this stage to include any of the above aspirational intent. Taking this aspirational intent into account, including the possibility that a contract extension may be offered for an additional two years, the potential ceiling value is PS2,806,812.80 GBP excluding VAT.

Options: Option to extend by a period of either 24 months or 2x12 months.

Renewal: This contract has the potential to be extended for up to a maximum of 2 years in increments of 12 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-033bb5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014274-2023
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
Not specified
Lots Value
£1,314,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,313,753 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
Not specified
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)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Marylebone
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS

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