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title: "National Clinical Audit an Patient Outcomes Programme"
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# National Clinical Audit an Patient Outcomes Programme

Buyer: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e5

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## Summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust procured participation in the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), a national programme of clinical audit and quality improvement activity. The requirement is categorised as services and includes internal audit services. Delivery covers locations in Kent, including the Maidstone and Medway areas. The programme is intended to support the Trust’s involvement in national clinical audit and quality improvement work, rather than the delivery of a construction project, physical goods or general consultancy. The identified buying organisation is Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, based in Maidstone. The selected provider is Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, which is responsible for delivering the programme services under the awarded arrangement.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. One completed lot was awarded to Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £10,000 excluding VAT, or £12,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement concerns services evaluated through the buyer’s direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The selected supplier is Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, awarded the full requirement associated with the single lot.

This procurement indicates established NHS demand for participation in national clinical audit and quality improvement programmes, with an internal-audit service element. A credible future competitor would need experience of designing or delivering structured clinical audit, analysing patient outcomes, and translating findings into practical quality-improvement activity for a mental health NHS provider. It would also need the capacity to operate at national programme level while meeting the Trust’s requirements for relevant local delivery in Kent. Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership is a large supplier, so competing organisations should be able to demonstrate sufficient organisational scale, governance and specialist staff to manage formal audit programmes, engage clinical stakeholders and produce reliable evidence for service improvement. The requirement is specific to this Trust’s national audit participation.

## Notice

Participation in a programme of national clinical audit and quality improvement activity called NCAPOP

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076900-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Postcode area | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME16 9PH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Barming Heath & Teston |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79212200 - Internal audit services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 15:32 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076900-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076900-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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