Award

Content Evidence Checks

NHS DIGITAL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Oct 2022 at 14:42

TenderUpdate

24 Jun 2022 at 10:13

Tender

06 Jun 2022 at 09:32

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Digital has awarded a contract to The Economist Group for the provision of Content Evidence Checks. The procurement process, conducted under an open procedure with the main procurement category of services, has reached the award stage. The contract, signed on 14th September 2022, is for the review of clinically accurate content related to healthcare on the NHS website. The delivery locations are in Leeds and London, UK.

This tender opportunity related to content evidence checks can benefit businesses offering research and development consultancy services. Companies with expertise in content standardization and classification services, particularly in the healthcare domain, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract value is £400,000, and the procurement process offers opportunities for business growth through the provision of services related to evidence-based healthcare content validation.

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Notice Title

Content Evidence Checks

Notice Description

The content has been created using the best available evidence and is presented in a balanced manner so that users can understand and act on it. As a minimum each piece of content is reviewed at least once every 3 years to ensure it is clinically and factually accurate based on the latest clinical guidance.<br/>For the last 18 months our content team has been focussed on delivering COVID-19-related products and services, which has created a backlog of reviews. This has meant we have not been achieving the 3-year review deadline for some topics.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The NHS website includes thousands of articles on symptoms, conditions and treatments as well as hundreds of articles on healthy living. It aims to help people make good choices about their health and use of NHS health and care services.
The content has been created using the best available evidence and is presented in a balanced manner so that users can understand and act on it.
As a minimum each piece of content is reviewed at least once every 3 years to ensure it is clinically and factually accurate based on the latest clinical guidance.
For the last 18 months our content team has been focussed on delivering COVID-19-related products and services, which has created a backlog of reviews. This has meant we have not been achieving the 3-year review deadline for some topics.
We recruited a supplier earlier this year to pilot a process where they would check the information presented is clinically accurate based on the latest evidence (the evidence check). This pilot is now complete and we would like to move on to the next phase of the project.

Renewal: Possible 3 x 12 month extensions

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034312
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028452-2022
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Sep 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
NHS DIGITAL
Contact Name
Abigail Osuhon
Contact Email
a.osuhon@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE ECONOMIST GROUP

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