Tender

Infection Prevention Control Service 2024 - 2027

KNOWSLEY COUNCIL

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Tender

25 Sep 2023 at 15:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Knowsley Council is inviting tenders for the "Infection Prevention Control Service 2024 - 2027" in the services category. This procurement aims to provide infection prevention and control services to the Knowsley community. The contract period is for 1800 days with a value of 750,000 GBP. The tender deadline is 23rd October 2023 at 09:30 GMT+1. Interested parties can submit their proposals electronically. The procurement method is an open procedure.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses specializing in health services, infection prevention, and control. Companies with expertise in community healthcare, education and training, audit and compliance services, and antimicrobial resistance support would be well-suited to compete. The successful bidder will work closely with Knowsley Council to deliver infection prevention services, support outbreak management, and enhance antimicrobial resistance initiatives in the region.

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Notice Title

Infection Prevention Control Service 2024 - 2027

Notice Description

The infection prevention and control service will provide infection prevention and control services to the Knowsley community and strategic leadership to ensure a whole system approach to effective infection prevention and control. The service will be nurse led, by specialist infection prevention and control nurses with appropriate training and continuing experience. Other community staff will support delivery as appropriate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The infection prevention and control service will provide infection prevention and control services to the Knowsley community and strategic leadership to ensure a whole system approach to effective infection prevention and control. The service will be nurse led, by specialist infection prevention and control nurses with appropriate training and continuing experience. Other community staff will support delivery as appropriate. The service will: * Co-ordinate, support, and undertake, when necessary, RCA for community associated Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), C. difficile infections and other significant HCAIs, cascade and inform the embedding of learning from cases, recommend, and follow up on any subsequent actions needed. * Work with local or regional groups to lead and implement strategies to reduce GNBSIs. Monitor effectiveness and provide oversight to commissioners. * Review, interpret and when required summarise infection prevention and control policy for primary care and Local Authority (LA) social care. * Provide expert advice to primary and social care providers, schools, nurseries and the public. * Develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate educational programmes for primary and social care, this will include staff from care homes, extra care, supported living, community care and domiciliary care. * Maintain and support trained IPC champions across primary care and social care. * Support providers to implement national tools around environmental cleanliness and equipment decontamination. * Support incident and outbreak management and contact-tracing, in close collaboration with UKHSA. * Support initiatives to promote and reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). * Provide specialist support regarding antimicrobial resistant organisms, for example, to health and social care staff, those in residential settings and the general population. * Undertake an audit programme for primary and social care providers and applicants under the NHS Any Qualified Provider procurement arrangements. * Undertake action-planning with partners based on lessons from RCAs and audit and implement any actions needed. * Produce an Infection Prevention and Control Annual Report and Work Plan for the year in conjunction with the commissioners to meet the expected outcomes. Quarterly reports will also be required.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04038b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028250-2023
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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Oct 2023Expired
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
KNOWSLEY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Ms Kelly Black
Contact Email
kelly.black@knowsley.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1514434938

Buyer Location

Locality
KNOWSLEY
Postcode
L36 9YZ
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
TLD7 Merseyside

Local Authority
Knowsley
Electoral Ward
Roby
Westminster Constituency
Knowsley

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