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National Early Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases Audit

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The contract is expected to initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England and Wales, and publicly funded care in Jersey for a period of three years, at a maximum total budget of up to PS930,380.40 GBP including VAT and PS775,317.00 GBP excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit will be rejected. There is potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years as well as the option to include other Devolved Nations and/or Crown Dependencies, aspirational measures and discretionary inflationary uplifts (all of which will be defined in the service specification). The maximum budget 'core' value of PS930,380.40 GBP including VAT and PS775,317.00 GBP excluding VAT, excludes the potential two-year extension and aspirational intent which will be included in the service specification at point of tender, meaning the ceiling value has the potential to be higher. Due to the unknowns in advance of holding the premarket engagement session, it is currently expected that the extension value will be a two-year pro rata of the core three- year funding, estimated at PS516,878.00 excluding VAT. This proposed extension value may also include pro rata funding of any additional aspirational measures invoked in the first three years of the contract. For example: If an aspirational annual requirement costing PS500,000 per year is invoked in year three, then the extension funding (if the aspirational measure is continued) will be the above figures plus the additional PS500,000 per year. Further to this funding, the final specification will contain a list of aspirational measures which will be expected to be modified into the contract should the need and funding become available. The aspirational intent value, excluding the potential two- year extension, is unknown at point of drafting this notice, so, an estimated value of PS7,000,000 excluding VAT is applied to form the maximum ceiling value AT POINT OF DRAFTING THIS NOTICE. This aspirational intent has the potential to be invoked fully, partially, or not at all, and the Authority cannot guarantee that the successful supplier will be required to do any of the aspirational measures that will be listed in the final specification. The role of a national clinical audit is to stimulate healthcare improvement and reduce unwarranted variation through the provision of high-quality information on the organisation, delivery and outcomes of healthcare, together with tools and support to enable healthcare providers and other audiences to make best use of this information. Outcomes are benchmarked against national guidance and standards e.g. quality standards from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and those from other established professional and patient sources. Successful national audits are those where the individuals providing the data can also improve the system, and there is a shared understanding of what good care looks like. The National Early Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases Audit, previously the National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA) was established in 2013 and since 2017 has been delivered by the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) - https://www.rheumatology.org.uk/ The overarching aim is to stimulate improvements in care for patients by measuring variations in quality, experience and outcomes. During this contract period, the successful tenderer will need to build on the achievements of the audit to date and enhance the ability for the audit to be used for healthcare improvement. Data is most useful locally for healthcare improvement when its provision to clinical teams is timely, the data is refreshed regularly and appropriate tools, support and guidance accompany the data outputs. The intent is for all these features of the audit to be implemented and improved during the period of this contract. The NEIAA should conform to the overarching aims and objective of all NCAPOP audits National clinical audits are expected to: a.Develop a robust, high-quality audit designed around key quality indicators likely to best support local and national quality improvement b.Achieve, articulate and maintain close alignment with relevant NICE national guidance and quality standards throughout the audit, as appropriate c.Enable improvements through the provision of timely, high-quality data that compares providers of healthcare, and comprises an integrated mixture of named Trust or Health Board, Integrated Care System (ICS), commissioner, multidisciplinary team (MDT), possibly consultant or clinical team level and other levels of reporting d.Engage service users, patients, parents, carers and families in a meaningful way, achieving a strong patient voice which informs and contributes to the design, functioning, outputs and direction of the audit e.Consider the value and feasibility of linking data at an individual patient level to other relevant national datasets either from the outset or in the future, and plan for these linkages from the inception of the contract f.Ensure robust methodological and statistical input at all stages of the audit g.Identify from the outset the full range of audiences for the reports and other audit outputs, and plan and tailor them accordingly h.Provide audit results in a timely, accessible and meaningful manner to support quality improvements, minimising the reporting delay and providing continual access to each unit for their own data i.Utilise strong and effective project and programme management to deliver audit outputs on time and within budget j.Develop and maintain strong engagement with local clinicians, networks, commissioners, parents and their families and carers and charity and community support groups in order to drive improvements in services. and in addition, the specific three -year data driven healthcare quality improvement aims are: 1.Increase the proportion of people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) referred to rheumatology services within three working days 2.For people with IMID reduce the delay in first rheumatology appointment, aiming to increase the proportion of patients seeing a rheumatologist within three weeks 3.Shorten the time from referral to starting treatment for IMID, increasing the proportion of patients starting treatment within six weeks of referral 4.Increase the proportion of patients receiving a holistic annual review 5.Reduce diagnostic delay for patients with rare IMID 6.Reduce diagnostic delay for patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis 7.Reduce data collection burden for local clinical teams The audit supplier will work with commissioners and funders to create a coherent strategy for how the improvement goals listed above, or similar, will support organisations in the rheumatology pathway to try and achieve them. See section 4 for further information on healthcare quality improvement. Further details of the existing audit can be found at: https://www.rheumatology.org.uk/improving-care/audits/neiaa For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./G355Y3Y9WC To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/G355Y3Y9WC

Planning Information

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to engage with the market on the recommissioning of the National Early Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases Audit. The Authority is looking to build on the successes of the existing audit currently contracted with the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR). Further information as well as details of the current audit can be found at: https://www.rheumatology.org.uk/improving-care/audits/neiaa HQIP will be looking to hold a pre-market engagement session with potential suppliers on Friday 3rd July 2026 12.00pm – 14.00pm. 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 audit during this next contract period, and the anticipated outcomes over the 3-5 years of the audit. The existing specification is available for review by any interested parties and whilst it will provide information on how the current audit was scoped, it is important to understand that the recommissioning of this audit may amend the requirements. At this point, the Authority is planning to run this procurement under an open tender. The proposed dates (subject to change solely at the Authorities discretion) are as follows: •3rd July 2026 - Pre Market Engagement Session •Publication of tender opportunity – October 2026 •Evaluation of submitted bids – November – December 2026 •Award – March 2027 •Contract start - 1st October 2027 Whilst the Authority intends to stick 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. The aspirational intent will cover the value range and mechanisms for invoking each element of it. If you would like to join this premarket engagement event, please register your interest at - https://forms.office.com/e/8wn8xiRwxt You may also use this opportunity to request a copy of the existing project specification.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-069d7c
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046401-2026
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: £8,292,195 £1M-£10M
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 20 May 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 1 Oct 20265 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 LTD
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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

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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046401-2026
20th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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