Planning

Design and Print Services for Healthcare Quality Improvement (HQIP)

HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD

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Planning

22 Oct 2025 at 11:05

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for design and print services is being conducted by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd, located in London. The tender, titled "Design and Print Services for Healthcare Quality Improvement (HQIP)", falls under the services category and involves graphic design and printing services. The procurement is at the planning stage, and the buyer intends to follow a Competitive Flexible Procedure. Key dates include a pre-market engagement session on 10th November 2025, the publication of the tender opportunity in December 2025, evaluation in early 2026, and contract commencement on 1st June 2026. The initial contract will run for three years, with a potential two-year extension; the overall value excluding VAT is capped at £132,000 GBP, extendable up to £158,400 GBP including VAT.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for design agencies with expertise in producing detailed reports and operational visual materials, particularly within the orthopaedic health sector. Agencies specialising in design consultancy, graphic design, and printing services would be well-suited to compete, especially given the requirement for flexibility in handling both annual reports and ad hoc design requests. With strategic engagement and successful execution, winning this contract can serve as a substantial platform for business growth, opening avenues for ongoing collaborations with both the HQIP and the National Joint Registry through various design and promotional projects.

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Notice Title

Design and Print Services for Healthcare Quality Improvement (HQIP)

Notice Description

Lot 1 - National Joint Registry Annual Report - services The commission of an agency to design the NJR Annual Report and associated supplementary documents. There is a fixed project timeline to work within each year (July to September) and a detailed plan for work will be discussed and created at the start of the project to agree timelines and milestones for two iterations to be reviewed and feedback provided, and then final version completed and signed off. This is an annual project involving the layout range of documents which are listed below, with a link to a live website to the NJR Annual Report 2025, the most recently produced versions of all documents. The NJR Annual Report consists of the following documents that are laid out in InDesign: -Hip Report (2025: 191 pages) -Knee Report (2025: 144 pages) -Ankles Report (2025: 66 pages) -Elbows Report (2025: 77 pages) -Shoulders Report (2025: 101 pages) -Combined Report (this is a mixture of the above reports into a new discrete combined document 2025: 421 pages) -Infographic A4/A3 landscape -Glossary (2025: 10 pages) -Welsh Report (2025: 14 pages) -Appendix 1 (2025: 5 pages) -Appendix 2 (2025: 9 pages) -Appendix 3 (2025: 26 pages) -Appendix 4 (2025: 36 pages) -Unit-level activity and outcomes (2025: 27 pages) (Note: The final report also includes many other documents that can be seen online too, but these are produced in-house by the NJR Comms team.) Documents for previous NJR Annual Reports can all be found and downloaded here: https://reports.njrcentre.org.uk/ Lot 2 - HQIP annual report and other ad hoc design services Design and layout of the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership annual report in accordance with agreed timelines. The annual report incorporates the trustees' report and statutory accounts of the charitable company, as required under Company and Charity Law. Historically, the report is around 45 pages. Content for the report is provided by HQIP during September and early October with the final draft available for proofing by the end of October and final sign off in late November. The report is predominantly made up of text and tables with a few infographics and images. The report is published on HQIP's website and submitted to the Charity Commission and Companies House; printed copies are not produced. Previous HQIP annual reports can be found here: https://www.hqip.org.uk/about-us/board-accounts-annual-reports/ Ad hoc design services Design agency mid-range skill capacity is required to support the creation of a wide range of visual materials used operationally and to promote messaging in the orthopaedic health sector. The volume of work will be dependent on our workstreams year-to-year and on the capacity of the NJR team working on a range of similar activities. The list of typical collateral below represents example work only and is not exhaustive of the type of design work that may be requested. Typical collateral The list below is representative of the type of work HQIP and the NJR may commission design services for. *Layout of Minimum data set (MDS) forms - https://www.njrcentre.org.uk/healthcare-providers/njr-data-collection-forms-mdsv8/ *Patient Information Leaflet - https://www.njrcentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PIL-english-for-web.pdf *Poster for hospitals (link) - https://www.njrcentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NJR-Patient-Consent-Poster.pdf *A1, A2, A3 posters for events, highlighting the NJR's workstreams *Advertisements, created for use in journals *Design only, for banner stands/ pop-up event materials The contract will initially be for a period of 3 years, at a maximum total budget of up to PS132,000 GBP, excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit will be rejected. There is potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years. The maximum budget 'core' value is PS158,400 including VAT and PS132,000 GBP, excluding VAT. This excludes the potential two-year extension and aspirational intent which will be included in the service specification at point of tender. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Design-consultancy-services./ZQ34K8C583 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZQ34K8C583

Planning Information

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to engage with the market for these services. HQIP will be looking to hold a pre-market engagement session with potential suppliers on Monday 10th November 2025 11.00am - 1.00pm The aim of the pre-market engagement session is for interested parties to hear about the contract and contribute to discussions with the HQIP and NJR teams. At this point, the Authority is planning to run this procurement under a Competitive Flexible Procedure The proposed dates (subject to change solely at the Authority’s discretion) are as follows: - Pre-market Engagement Session: Monday 10th November 2025 - Publication of tender opportunity: December 2025, with an extended response date to account for the Christmas period - Evaluation of submitted bids: Late January – February 2026 - Award: May 2026 - Contract start: 1st June 2026 Whilst the Authority intends to adhere to the timeline, it may deviate away from it at any time. The expected value of the contract will be subject to increase under aspirational intent measures which will be defined in the service specification at point of tender. This aspirational intent will cover the value range and mechanisms for invoking each element of it. If you would like to join this pre-market engagement event, please email procurement@hqip.org.uk stating your name, position and organisation by close of business on Tuesday 4th November 2025 with : Design and Print Services for Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Event as the subject line. Please also include any questions you may have.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d177
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067425-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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

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


CPV Codes

79415200 - Design consultancy services

79822500 - Graphic design services

79823000 - Printing and delivery services

79930000 - Specialty design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£132,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 30 May 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@hqip.org.uk
Contact Phone
0000000000

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1V 2NX
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Bunhill
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

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