Notice Information
Notice Title
The Health and Occupation Reporting network (THOR)
Notice Description
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below. The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation: Regulation 32 exempt: 32(2)(b)(ii) whereby competition is absent for technical reasons. HSE has funded data collection under THOR for many years, it is the only UK-wide surveillance system collecting medically diagnosed case reports of work-related ill health. HSE does not have comparable capability, and moving to another supplier is not deemed feasible at this time. During the extension period, it is intended that a full tender exercise will be completed to revise how the data collection is carried out.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Health and Occupation Reporting network (THOR) is a voluntary surveillance scheme for work-related ill health. Under this network, specialist doctors are asked to systematically report all new cases of work-related ill health that they see in their clinics. Reports are collated and analysed by a multidisciplinary team at the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Manchester University. The THOR network currently consists of 2 specialist reporting schemes and one for general practitioners. The specialist schemes are SWORD (based on reports from hospital consultants specialising in respiratory disease) and EPIDERM (based on reports from consultant dermatologists). SWORD is HSE's only data source for incidence and causes of occupational respiratory disease. Without it, HSE will be unable to report progress against the reducing ill health strategic objectives for occupational lung disease, such as work-related asthma, COPD or silicosis. The data provides information on causation, including new and emerging issues as well as on incidence and trends. The data have been used to evaluate intervention strategies within different sectors, providing sufficient detail and numbers to allow longitudinal assessment of progress over time. THOR's strengths lie in its ability to identify cases through clinical diagnoses by specialist physicians, gather detailed occupational histories for exposure assessment, and establish work attributions. The network of specialist physicians from across the UK provides representative data for all sectors and regions. Also, case reports are analysed to identify possible sentinel cases to assess new and emerging risks. This is particularly important as it may provide intelligence around new industries where respiratory ill health is starting to present or point to potential new clusters of respiratory ill-health. The THOR team also provides a data request service providing data on specific agents or sectors.
Procurement Information
ward of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below. The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation: Regulation 32 exempt: 32(2)(b)(ii) whereby competition is absent for technical reasons. The Health and Occupation Reporting network (THOR) is a voluntary surveillance scheme for work-related ill health. Under this network, specialist doctors are asked to systematically report all new cases of work-related ill health that they see in their clinics. Reports are collated and analysed by a multidisciplinary team at the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Manchester University. The THOR network currently consists of 2 specialist reporting schemes and one for general practitioners. The specialist schemes are SWORD (based on reports from hospital consultants specialising in respiratory disease) and EPIDERM (based on reports from consultant dermatologists). SWORD is HSE's only data source for incidence and causes of occupational respiratory disease. Without it, HSE will be unable to report progress against the reducing ill health strategic objectives for occupational lung disease, such as work-related asthma, COPD or silicosis. The data provides information on causation, including new and emerging issues as well as on incidence and trends. The data have been used to evaluate intervention strategies within different sectors, providing sufficient detail and numbers to allow longitudinal assessment of progress over time. THOR's strengths lie in its ability to identify cases through clinical diagnoses by specialist physicians, gather detailed occupational histories for exposure assessment, and establish work attributions. The network of specialist physicians from across the UK provides representative data for all sectors and regions. Also, case reports are analysed to identify possible sentinel cases to assess new and emerging risks. This is particularly important as it may provide intelligence around new industries where respiratory ill health is starting to present or point to potential new clusters of respiratory ill-health. The THOR team also provides a data request service providing data on specific agents or sectors. HSE has funded data collection under THOR for many years, it is the only UK-wide surveillance system collecting medically diagnosed case reports of work-related ill health. HSE does not have comparable capability, and moving to another supplier is not deemed feasible at this time. During this extension period, it is intended that a full tender exercise will be completed to revise how the data collection is carried out.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-047a44
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020314-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- 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
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £254,469 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jul 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Jul 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@hse.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOOTLE, LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L20 7HS
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD73 Sefton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sefton
- Electoral Ward
- Linacre
- Westminster Constituency
- Bootle
Further Information
Notice URLs
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