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title: "Contract for the Provision of Provider Collaborative QI Programme for Health Inequalities"
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# Contract for the Provision of Provider Collaborative QI Programme for Health Inequalities

Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8d4f0060-7ef6-456a-814d-9b403a82b178

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## Summary

The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit has awarded a contract for the provision of a Provider Collaborative QI Programme for Health Inequalities. The contract involves consultancy services for facilitating teaching events, supporting provider collaboratives in delivering quality improvement activities, and generating insights for NHS England. The contract, classified under business and management consultancy services, has a value of £100,000 and was awarded through a selective procurement method, with a tender period ending on 7th March 2023. The contract is already active and will last from 13th March 2023 to 31st March 2024.

This tender presents opportunities for organisations specialising in quality improvement consultancy services to engage with the NHS in enhancing health inequalities outcomes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate due to the suitability considerations specified. Businesses with expertise in project management services and collaborative healthcare improvement initiatives are well-suited to compete for this contract. The contracting authority, NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, located in Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom, seeks to work with suppliers who can contribute to a peer-learning network and drive systemic improvement approaches within the healthcare sector.

## Notice

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) have awarded a contract to provide quality improvement (QI) programme consultancy services. Outline work package includes: * Facilitation and delivery of teaching and learning events to support provider collaboratives to deliver QI activity and outcomes, with a health inequalities focus, at scale and pace. * Support provider collaboratives in building their capability for change through utilising shared approaches to improvement. * Support board-level peer support through the development of a peer-learning network that will encourage shared learning across provider collaboratives. * Identify and share key learnings with system partners, including at an ICS level. * Generate and share board-level actionable insights on how to lead improvement across organisational boundaries with provider collaboratives. * Share regular insights with NHS England on what opportunities there are nationally and regionally to support capacity for systematic improvement approaches. * Lay the foundations for the programme to continue its work beyond the 15-month pilot.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/898cb6af-53eb-4e5c-aa44-d2aa9fcacc61 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 13 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO50 5PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Eastleigh |
| Electoral ward | Eastleigh Central |
| Westminster constituency | Eastleigh |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NHS PROVIDERS (A TRADING NAME OF THE FOUNDATION TRUST NETWORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work

## Release History

- 19 Apr 2023 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/898cb6af-53eb-4e5c-aa44-d2aa9fcacc61

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/898cb6af-53eb-4e5c-aa44-d2aa9fcacc61
  19th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.scwcsu.nhs.uk/

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