Notice Information
Notice Title
NELFT Quality Improvement Partner
Notice Description
This is a two stage process under the procurement act 2023, following the competitive flexible procedure. Stage 1 (Pass/Fail Questions) will determine if bidders will move on to stage 2 (Invitation to tender). The consideration of a strategic partner to help embed QI as a business strategy has been emphasised since 2023, as it is still currently an add-on in business-as-usual work at the Trust. We are now seeking to appoint a strategic QI and quality management system partner, to support the development and implementation of a "NELFT method" for improvement and transformation of our quality management system. This will help us where quality becomes our business strategy to meet the needs of our population and the complex challenges we will face as an organisation now and in the future.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058620
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048037-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Abdul Hussain
- Contact Email
- procurement@nelft.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ESSEX
- Postcode
- RM13 8GQ
- Post Town
- Romford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Havering
- Electoral Ward
- Rainham & Wennington
- Westminster Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048037-2025
12th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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