--- title: "Targeted Lung Health Check Programme: External Quality Assurance of Radiologists" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fd7a8193-55fb-461f-aecf-39e135513848" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fd7a8193-55fb-461f-aecf-39e135513848" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fd7a8193-55fb-461f-aecf-39e135513848.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fd7a8193-55fb-461f-aecf-39e135513848.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2021-08-02" --- # Targeted Lung Health Check Programme: External Quality Assurance of Radiologists Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fd7a8193-55fb-461f-aecf-39e135513848 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fd7a8193-55fb-461f-aecf-39e135513848) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fd7a8193-55fb-461f-aecf-39e135513848.json) ## Summary NHS England is seeking proposals for the "Targeted Lung Health Check Programme: External Quality Assurance of Radiologists." This procurement falls under the healthcare industry and aims to enhance quality assurance for radiologists involved in lung cancer detection. The tender is currently at the "Tender" stage, with submissions due by 31st August 2021. The contract will commence on 6th October 2021 and is valued at approximately £1,043,657, running until 31st March 2024. The procurement method is identified as an open procedure, which is above the threshold for competitive bids. This opportunity presents significant growth potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in health services and quality assurance systems. Businesses with expertise in developing assessment frameworks or providing training and support for professionals in clinical settings would be ideally positioned to participate. The focus on improving lung cancer diagnosis could also attract organisations with experience in data analytics and benchmarking services within the healthcare sector. ## Notice The TLHC programme are looking to procure an external QA platform for radiologists. The external quality assurance of radiologists who report on the TLHC programme forms part of the quality assurance standards published for the programme (the TLHC programme has been signed off and is operational). Once developed, all radiologists who report on the TLHC programme will have to undertake an annual external quality assurance (EQA) test to read low dose CT scans. This will involve radiologists reviewing a set number of CT scans with the results used to benchmark reporting of radiologists with peers. This process will establish a feedback loop, to measure the ongoing quality of radiologists reporting practices. The objectives of having an EQA are to: * Ensure reporting of low dose CT scans is evaluated to flag outliers who have high rates of recalls and high rates of interval cancers being detected. * Ensure radiologists that are outliers receive training and ongoing support overseen by the Responsible Radiologist and Clinical Director of Programme. *To help achieve the TLHC programme's primary objective of diagnosing people who have lung cancer at an earlier stage and identifying those who do not have the disease. *To develop radiologists' ability to detect early lung cancer without incurring unnecessary investigation of clinically unimportant findings in asymptomatic participants. *To provide a professional development platform for radiologists to learn from their reporting practices and benchmark themselves against their peers. *Similar EQA platforms are already in place for other image-based screening programmes, such as breast and colon cancer. Lung cancer is a key focus for the national cancer programme, as Lung has a significant low proportion of diagnoses at stage 1 or 2. There are four core deliverables required: *Overall responsibility for the system - obtaining CT scans for readers to review and develop marking/benchmarking criteria *Provide helpline service to users on an adhoc basis and escalate concerns as necessary *Provide data reports to users on their results, benchmarked against peers, and indicate areas for development *Provide data reports and presentations to NHSE. 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/0682f1f6-d224-4b48-9095-452f56b972d2 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Aug 2021 | | Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Oct 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,043,657 | | 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services ## Release History - 2 Aug 2021 at 09:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0682f1f6-d224-4b48-9095-452f56b972d2 - 30 Jul 2021 at 16:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35ae67fe-7f2b-4663-b657-1ae9fc2e1e65 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0682f1f6-d224-4b48-9095-452f56b972d2 2nd August 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35ae67fe-7f2b-4663-b657-1ae9fc2e1e65 30th July 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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