--- title: "Quality Improvement Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-abc14d31-8982-44ab-b280-5b561d4bda37" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-abc14d31-8982-44ab-b280-5b561d4bda37" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-abc14d31-8982-44ab-b280-5b561d4bda37.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-abc14d31-8982-44ab-b280-5b561d4bda37.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2017-12-28" --- # Quality Improvement Support Buyer: BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-abc14d31-8982-44ab-b280-5b561d4bda37 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-abc14d31-8982-44ab-b280-5b561d4bda37) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-abc14d31-8982-44ab-b280-5b561d4bda37.json) ## Summary The Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is initiating a tender titled "Quality Improvement Support" to engage a strategic partner for implementing a large-scale change programme focused on enhancing quality improvement (QI) methodologies within their organisation. This procurement falls under the industry category of business and management consultancy services and is currently in the Tender stage. The closing date for submissions is 31 January 2018, and the programme will commence on 21 April 2018, continuing until 1 June 2019. The delivery of services is expected in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom, and the procurement method is classified as an open procedure. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses with expertise in quality improvement, management consultancy, and healthcare services. Companies capable of demonstrating a proven track record in fostering continuous improvement within clinical environments would be particularly well-suited to compete. The successful bidder will assist in achieving long-term organisational goals, such as enhancing patient safety and streamlining management processes, thereby creating a favourable landscape for businesses looking to grow in the healthcare consultancy sector. ## Notice BSMHFT is seeking a strategic partner to develop and implement a large scale change programme acrossthe organisation. The programme will implement and establish the principles of QI methodology. The strategicpartner will have a proven track record in developing sustained cultures of continuous QI in healthcare withdemonstrable outcomes. Translating QI into healthcare carries greater complexity than perhaps any other service or productionenvironment. The range of services provided, facilities, people involved and patient and clinical needvariability all combine to impact on the opportunity for waste and interrupted flows. This is exacerbated by thegeographical spread of our services. With patient safety paramount, the need to provide any change programme within a clinically safe and effectiveenvironment is essential. QI methods are expected to not only reduce waste and flow variability but to alsoimprove quality as errors and unnecessary variance are removed and time/resources are made available toprovide safer, better services. It is essential that stakeholders clearly understand that this programme is aboutQI rather than being financially-driven, though we expect to identify opportunities for productivity and efficiencyopportunities as a by-product. We have a number of improvement ambitions, which we would expect the programme to help us deliver in thelong term: * Move our CQC rating from Requires Improvement to Outstanding * Fully empowered and engaged workforce * Devolved decision making and accountability * Teams as the building block for everything rather than professions and functions * Alignment of strategic change initiatives * Sustainable productivity and efficiency opportunities * Slick and aligned management and governance processes The programme will: * Undertake an assessment of QI readiness * Develop and embed QI techniques and processes into BSMHFT * Include executive, senior staff, team leaders and par ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6a87db3-8a1d-48c6-8ede-890b06fc53d1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Apr 2018 - 1 Jun 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B1 3RB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Soho & Jewellery Quarter | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services ## Release History - 28 Dec 2017 at 15:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6a87db3-8a1d-48c6-8ede-890b06fc53d1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6a87db3-8a1d-48c6-8ede-890b06fc53d1 28th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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