--- title: "Infection Prevention Control Service 2024 - 2027" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04038b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04038b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04038b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04038b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KNOWSLEY COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-25" --- # Infection Prevention Control Service 2024 - 2027 Buyer: KNOWSLEY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04038b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04038b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04038b.json) ## Summary The Knowsley Council is inviting tenders for the "Infection Prevention Control Service 2024 - 2027" in the services category. This procurement aims to provide infection prevention and control services to the Knowsley community. The contract period is for 1800 days with a value of 750,000 GBP. The tender deadline is 23rd October 2023 at 09:30 GMT+1. Interested parties can submit their proposals electronically. The procurement method is an open procedure. This tender offers opportunities for businesses specializing in health services, infection prevention, and control. Companies with expertise in community healthcare, education and training, audit and compliance services, and antimicrobial resistance support would be well-suited to compete. The successful bidder will work closely with Knowsley Council to deliver infection prevention services, support outbreak management, and enhance antimicrobial resistance initiatives in the region. ## Notice The infection prevention and control service will provide infection prevention and control services to the Knowsley community and strategic leadership to ensure a whole system approach to effective infection prevention and control. The service will be nurse led, by specialist infection prevention and control nurses with appropriate training and continuing experience. Other community staff will support delivery as appropriate. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The infection prevention and control service will provide infection prevention and control services to the Knowsley community and strategic leadership to ensure a whole system approach to effective infection prevention and control. The service will be nurse led, by specialist infection prevention and control nurses with appropriate training and continuing experience. Other community staff will support delivery as appropriate. The service will: * Co-ordinate, support, and undertake, when necessary, RCA for community associated Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), C. difficile infections and other significant HCAIs, cascade and inform the embedding of learning from cases, recommend, and follow up on any subsequent actions needed. * Work with local or regional groups to lead and implement strategies to reduce GNBSIs. Monitor effectiveness and provide oversight to commissioners. * Review, interpret and when required summarise infection prevention and control policy for primary care and Local Authority (LA) social care. * Provide expert advice to primary and social care providers, schools, nurseries and the public. * Develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate educational programmes for primary and social care, this will include staff from care homes, extra care, supported living, community care and domiciliary care. * Maintain and support trained IPC champions across primary care and social care. * Support providers to implement national tools around environmental cleanliness and equipment decontamination. * Support incident and outbreak management and contact-tracing, in close collaboration with UKHSA. * Support initiatives to promote and reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). * Provide specialist support regarding antimicrobial resistant organisms, for example, to health and social care staff, those in residential settings and the general population. * Undertake an audit programme for primary and social care providers and applicants under the NHS Any Qualified Provider procurement arrangements. * Undertake action-planning with partners based on lessons from RCAs and audit and implement any actions needed. * Produce an Infection Prevention and Control Annual Report and Work Plan for the year in conjunction with the commissioners to meet the expected outcomes. Quarterly reports will also be required. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028250-2023 | | 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 | 25 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 23 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | £750,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KNOWSLEY COUNCIL | | Locality | KNOWSLEY | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L36 9YZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside | | Local authority | Knowsley | | Electoral ward | Roby | | Westminster constituency | Knowsley | | Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services ## Release History - 25 Sep 2023 at 15:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028250-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.knowsley.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=1630d8a7-b85b-ee11-8124-005056b64545 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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