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Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme / Perinatal Mortality Review Tool

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the Maternal Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme (MNI Corp) and the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT) are going to be amalgamated into one contract. Currently MNI Corp is delivered for publicly-funded care in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man, and PMRT is delivered for NHS-funded care in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. Due to the amalgamation of the projects the name of the project may change from premarket engagement to the tender going live. The initial contract is anticipated to be for a period of 3 years, at a maximum total budget of up to PS4,470,624 excl VAT and 5,364,748.80 with VAT. Bids exceeding this limit will be rejected. Due to the unknowns in advance of holding the premarket engagement session, it is currently expected that the extension value will be a 2 year pro rata of the core 3 year funding, estimated at PS2,982,416 excluding VAT. There is potential to include other Devolved Nations and/or Crown Dependencies, and aspirational measures (which will be defined in the service specification). In the UK, maternity care is generally safe and the vast majority of women and babies experience positive outcomes. However, when things go wrong, the impact can be devastating, and the death of a mother or baby during pregnancy, birth or the postnatal period is a life-changing event for families. Around 200 women a year will die during pregnancy or in the year following pregnancy from causes related to or aggravated by pregnancy. Although maternal mortality in the UK remains relatively low, the maternal mortality rate in the UK exceeds that of many European counterparts. Significant inequalities also persist, with maternal mortality rates remaining disproportionately higher among some ethnic minority groups and women living in areas of greater deprivation. In relation to perinatal mortality (stillbirths and neonatal deaths) thousands of families across the UK are affected each year. While rates of perinatal mortality have reduced over time, significant inequalities in outcomes remain, with babies born to women and families experiencing health inequalities continuing to face higher risks of adverse outcomes. This suggests there remains considerable opportunity for improvement. The UK is one of only a small number of countries with an established national system for reviewing maternal and perinatal deaths. Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths have been undertaken since the 1950s, with the programme expanding in the 1990s to include perinatal mortality. The overarching aim of the programme is to support safe, equitable, high-quality and patient-centred maternal, newborn and infant care. The programme undertakes national surveillance of maternal and perinatal deaths across the UK and conducts confidential enquiries to identify opportunities to improve care and reduce preventable deaths and serious complications. Findings from the programme, including evidence relating to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities, provide critical intelligence to support national policy, quality improvement and the monitoring of government ambitions and targets relating to maternity and neonatal outcomes. The overarching aim of the programme is to support improvements in the quality and safety of maternity and neonatal care by enabling clinicians, managers, commissioners and policy makers to learn systematically from maternal and perinatal deaths and serious adverse outcomes. A core focus of the programme is to support reductions in inequalities and disparities in outcomes relating to ethnicity, deprivation and other characteristics. The scope of the programme is also expected to include the ongoing delivery and development of the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT), a national standardised review tool designed to support high-quality perinatal mortality reviews across NHS maternity and neonatal services in the UK. The PMRT supports structured local review, national learning and parental engagement following stillbirths and neonatal deaths and is intended to align with and complement the wider maternal and perinatal surveillance and confidential enquiry functions of the programme. The successful provider will be expected to deliver the programme in collaboration with commissioners, funders, clinicians, women and families, professional bodies and wider stakeholders. The provider will be expected to demonstrate robust methodological and analytical expertise, effective stakeholder engagement and the ability to translate findings into national learning and improvement activity that supports safer, more equitable maternity and neonatal care.

Planning Information

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to engage with the market on the recommissioning of the Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme / Perinatal Mortality Review Tool. The Authority is looking to build on the successes of the existing services currently contracted with the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford. Further details of the current programme can be found at https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk and https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/pmrt. HQIP will be looking to hold a pre-market engagement session with potential suppliers on Wednesday 1st July 2026 from 13.00hrs to 15.00hrs Also in attendance will be system partners and service specialists including charities. The aim of the pre market engagement session is for interested parties to hear and contribute to discussions with system experts and patient groups that will feed in to HQIP’s final decisions on the scope of the programme during this next contract period, and the anticipated outcomes over the 3-5 years of the programme. The existing specifications are available for review by any interested parties and whilst it will provide information on how the current programme was scoped, it is important to understand that the recommissioning of this programme may amend the requirements. At this point, the Authority is planning to run this procurement under an open tender process. The proposed dates (subject to change solely at the Authorities discretion) are as follows: 1st July 2026 - Pre Market Engagement Session Publication of tender opportunity – November 2026 Evaluation of submitted bids – December 2026 - January 2027 Award – April 2027 Contract start - 1st October 2027 If you would like to join this premarket engagement event, please complete the following Microsoft form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/MP3HhZ0C91 by close of business Wednesday 17th June 2026.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-069bc0
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045688-2026
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: 85 - Health and social work services
CPV Codes: 85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £4,470,624 £1M-£10M
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 19 May 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 4 Nov 20266 months to go
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: 30 Sep 2027 - 30 Sep 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

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

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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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

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045688-2026
19th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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