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title: "Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle Version 2 Evaluation"
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# Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle Version 2 Evaluation

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e4afc6f7-bc64-4610-a58f-9ed0919bb194

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## Summary

NHS England is seeking suppliers for the evaluation of the "Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle Version 2," aimed at reducing stillbirth and preterm birth rates across England. This tender falls under the health services category and is valued at £100,000. The procurement method is a limited competitive quotation, with the submission deadline set for 25 October 2021. The contract period is scheduled to commence on 15 November 2021 and conclude on 31 March 2022. Interested parties must address their proposals to NHS England, located at Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE, England.

This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses focused on health, research, and consultancy services, particularly those specialising in maternity care and maternal health improvements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, as they may offer innovative solutions to address the challenges highlighted by previous evaluations of maternity care strategies. Companies that can contribute effective methodologies for data collection and analysis, as well as practical implementation guidance, will be well-positioned to compete for this tender.

## Notice

The Authority is looking for a Supplier for the Implemented the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version One. In 2015 the Government announced a national ambition to halve the rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and intrapartum brain injuries by 2030.This announcement was followed by 'Spotlight on Maternity' which sets out how this ambition can be achieved. In 2017 the target date was brought forward to 2025, with a 20% reduction by 2020. This has been further developed in Safer Maternity Care: next steps towards the national maternity ambition published in 2017, where the Government made it clear that 'we will not achieve the national Maternity Safety Ambition [to halve the rates of stillbirths, neonatal and brain injuries that occur during or soon after birth by 2025] unless the rate of preterm births is reduced' and set an additional ambition to reduce the national rate of preterm births from 8% to 6%. The ambition is included in the NHS Long Term Plan (2019). NHS England and Improvement (NHSE&I) implemented the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version One in 2016. An independent evaluation, SPiRE study, was commissioned by NHS England in 2017 to 2018 of the hospitals which have implemented the Care Bundle, demonstrated a 20% decline in stillbirth rates meaning an avoidance of 161 stillbirths. This is a more rapid and sustained fall than has been seen in the national stillbirth rates. The evaluation identified challenges with implementation and concerns about increased interventions, such as induction of labour and caesarean section. The information the evaluation provided was invaluable to the development of version two of the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle (SBLCBv2). In March 2019 SBLCBv2 was published. It provides detailed information for providers and commissioners of maternity care on how to further reduce perinatal mortality across England. It provides clearer guidance on the frequency of surveillance required to minimise stillbirth and when induction of labour is indicated. It also recognises the extension of the national ambition to reduce pre-term birth from 8% to 6% by including a new intervention, Element 5 which aims to optimise care of women at high risk of preterm birth. Every maternity provider was expected to fully implement SBLCBv2 by March 2020 and SBLCBv2 is now included in the NHS Standard Contract. The Covid-19 pandemic may have prevented some maternity providers from achieving this target. Please apply here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5bd9d21-7f90-4df8-a786-865dbaeb541d |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Nov 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| 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 | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| 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) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2021 at 09:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5bd9d21-7f90-4df8-a786-865dbaeb541d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5bd9d21-7f90-4df8-a786-865dbaeb541d
  11th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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