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title: "Evaluation of Emergency Department blood borne virus testing"
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# Evaluation of Emergency Department blood borne virus testing

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d74e

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## Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) England recently concluded a procurement process for the evaluation of an Emergency Department blood borne virus testing project. The contracting authority, NHS England, in collaboration with UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and academic partners, conducted a comprehensive evaluation programme targeting HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C testing. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contracting stage has been completed, and the award was made to UKHSA.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services industry, particularly those involved in public health monitoring and evaluation, economic evaluation, and behavioural science research. Companies offering services related to surveillance of HIV and viral hepatitis would be well-suited to engage with the outcomes of this evaluation. The contract was signed on the 23rd of May 2023, opening avenues for collaboration and business growth in the healthcare sector.

## Notice

Evaluation of Emergency Department blood borne virus
testing

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The evaluation of the Emergency Department (ED) Blood borne virus (BBV) opt out testing project. As part of the Government's HIV Action Plan published in Dec 2021 the Government committed to provide PS20m of funding to NHS
England across three years to support the introduction of opt-out testing for HIV in 34 EDs in locations with the highest prevalence of HIV diagnosed. 

This will support efforts to achieve the Government target of zero HIV transmissions in England by 2030. We have partnered with the NHSE Eliminating Hepatitis C programme team to include Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C testing in a BBV testing approach.

UKHSA and academic partners will undertake monitoring and evaluation to optimise the opt-out testing programme in terms of individual and public health benefits as well as value for money, a three-pronged evaluation approach is proposed: combining public health monitoring and evaluation, economic evaluation (collecting mainly quantitative data) as well as implementation optimisation / behavioural science research (collecting mainly qualitative data) to guide optimisation and standardisation and any
future roll-out of ED testing in lower prevalence sites.
Available demographic data on age, sex, ethnicity and deprivation (based on IMD of home address) will be used to investigate differences in testing and diagnosis to explore inequalities related to testing and accessing of treatment. 
This analysis will support sites in targeting interventions (e.g. assertive outreach and increased use of peer support) at populations who are less likely to engage and maintain contact with treatment services, and thus align our work with CORE5PLUS aims.

This project has seen considerable early successes. External evaluation will ensure that we maximise the learning opportunities to inform clinical practice and BBV policy, and to demonstrate that this approach is both effective in reaching disadvantaged groups and cost effective.

### Procurement Information

Criteria for STA: One economic operator due to exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Justification of STA Criteria and Reason: UKHSA is responsible for surveillance of HIV and viral hepatitis in England. This evaluation requires the matching of site level reported data with the national surveillance data, and UKHSA is the only organisation able to do this.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017280-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 May 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY (UKHSA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2023 at 08:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017280-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/

## Provenance

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