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title: "Impact and economic evaluation of Virtual Wards"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045131"
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buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
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# Impact and economic evaluation of Virtual Wards

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045131

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## Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) England is conducting a tender titled "Impact and economic evaluation of Virtual Wards" for research and development consultancy services. The procurement aims to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of virtual wards on managing demand and capacity in secondary care. The deadline for submissions is 10th May 2024, with the tender period ending on the same day. The procurement stage is currently active, and the buyer is NHS England based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

This tender by NHS England provides an opportunity for research and development consultancy firms with expertise in healthcare evaluations to enhance their business growth. Businesses specializing in health research, consultancy, and evaluation services are well-suited to compete for this contract. With a contract period of 720 days, successful bidders can contribute to improving patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency through the assessment of virtual wards' impact. Interested parties can submit their bids electronically or in writing before the specified deadline to be considered for this significant service contract.

## Notice

Our aim is to determine the impact and effectiveness of virtual wards as an intervention to better manage demand and capacity in secondary care, whilst supporting optimal patient outcomes.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Our aim is to determine the impact and effectiveness of virtual wards as an intervention to better manage demand and capacity in secondary care, whilst supporting optimal patient outcomes.
There is an urgent need to evaluate virtual wards to determine:
1. The effectiveness of VWs in reducing the number of avoidable hospital admissions (Step-up )
2. The impact of VWs on hospital demand and capacity (Step-up & Step-down)
3. While there is a debate about the bed-based approach to quantifying capacity in VWs, there is a need to understand the relative equivalence of a virtual ward admission avoidance activity compared with an emergency medical admission in an acute hospital setting. There are several important factors to consider, such as the number of virtual ward admissions that end in a hospital admission and the case mix of patients including how unwell they are.
4. The cost-effectiveness of VWs to the health system and wider social care system.
5. Assessment of health inequalities, including access and outcomes
6. A robust and recommended methodological approach to ongoing evaluations, which can be developed into a toolkit.
7. Enablers and blockers to uptake and impact of VW in secondary care and social care
8. Impact VWs on patient outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012339-2024 |
| 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 | 16 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 10 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | £400,000 |
| 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 | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Apr 2024 at 12:00 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012339-2024
- 10 Apr 2024 at 15:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011684-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//

## Provenance

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