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External Evaluation of Improvement Cymru's Performance & Effectiveness

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

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06 Jun 2022 at 14:23

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, acting on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust, is currently conducting an open tender process for the "External Evaluation of Improvement Cymru's Performance & Effectiveness" project. The procurement falls under the category of performance review services and is based in Cardiff, UK. Bidders are expected to submit their proposals by 13th July 2022, for a contract value of £200,000, which will support activities aimed at enhancing patient safety across health boards and trusts. The contract period will extend from September 2022 to June 2024, with the evaluation focus on identifying patient safety priorities and improving overall healthcare delivery.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in performance evaluation, healthcare consultancy, and quality improvement services. Companies with expertise in mixed-methods evaluation approaches and experience in the health sector will be particularly suited to compete. By engaging in this procurement process, businesses can not only contribute to essential healthcare improvements but also expand their portfolios and gain significant projects within the public health domain.

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Notice Title

External Evaluation of Improvement Cymru's Performance & Effectiveness

Notice Description

Improvement Cymru, Public Health Wales is looking to commission an experienced evaluation partner between September 2022 and June 2024. They will undertake a mixed-methods evaluation of the coaching and support that Improvement Cymru provides to Health Boards and trusts to identify patient safety and harm reduction priorities, including activities toward improving patient safety capability and delivery, and support to spread and scale these activities.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Improvement Cymru, Public Health Wales is looking to commission an experienced evaluation partner between September 2022 and June 2024. They will undertake a mixed-methods evaluation of the coaching and support that Improvement Cymru provides to Health Boards and trusts to identify patient safety and harm reduction priorities, including activities toward improving patient safety capability and delivery, and support to spread and scale these activities. Evaluation activities can include care of patients and staff wellbeing. It will also mean contact with senior managers and executive-level support, as well as contact with staff who will receive training/coaching, and secondary contact with other stakeholders e.g. wider staff such as champions, administrative support/ancillary staff, wider networks in the same/different disciplines. Consideration should be given to models such as the Kirkpatrick Model for training evaluation. It should be noted that the requirement for completing any necessary DBS checks will be the responsibility of the successful tender bidder. The evaluation needs to consider which factors contribute to the likely implementation, sustainability, spread and scale of patient safety and harm reduction improvements in practice. The evaluation will comprise of formative and summative elements. We will be looking for the provider to evaluate the: Support provided to health boards and trusts to identify and improve patient safety and harm reduction priorities. Support provided to organisations' senior leaders, managers and frontline staff, to achieve a mature and sustainable approach to building their improvement capability and applying it to their local quality and safety priorities. Impact of intensive support from regional teams working locally within organisations to 'swarm' over problems and identify context-specific solutions. Impact of improvement enablers, tools, change packages, networks, capability-building programmes, approaches or similar to improving patient safety and harm reduction. Impact of change management processes aimed at improving patient safety and reduce harms. Support provided to effectively spread and scale local improvements to become nationally embedded and sustained despite unique technical, social and cultural elements.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03434c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015526-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79313000 - Performance review services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jun 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jul 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
bethan.dyke@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1443848585

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

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