Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS England Down's Syndrome Screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS)
Notice Description
NHS England is to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for a potential tender of a Down's Syndrome Screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS)
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Down's Syndrome Screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS) is in place to monitor and support the quality and effectiveness of the screening tests for Down's syndrome (T21), Edwards' syndrome (T18) and Patau's syndrome (T13) in England.
The DQASS service supports the NHS Fetal Anomaly Programme by providing statistical services that delivers independent clinical audit data and feedback to screening laboratories and ultrasound practitioners to enable quality assurance and continuous quality improvement.
The analysis undertaken by the service checks the baseline median values, risk algorithm parameter values and population measures, such as age adjusted follow-up rates. Through meta-analyses, DQASS provides information on effects of factors such as smoking that is used to improve screening performance.
The analyses provided by DQASS is used by the Screening Quality Assurance Service (SQAS) to improve the screening programme through feedback on all aspects of the test to laboratories, ultrasound departments and commercial.
DQASS provides independent audits of screening laboratory and ultrasound data in a standardised and statistically valid format.
The service model includes statisticians who are experts in Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndromes.
For more detailed information about the DQASS, including reporting, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/downs-syndrome-screening-quality-assurance-support-service
For more detailed information about the DQASS, including reporting, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/downs-syndrome-screening-quality-assurance-support-service
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-043454
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002492-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85148000 - Medical analysis services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Kaysha Maynard
- Contact Email
- kaysha.maynard@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS2 7UE
- 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
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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