Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-11-25
Buyer: Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85121200: Specialist medical services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85148000
Estimated value: 296800 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) is an established and valued national clinical audit whose work dates back to 2003.
The successful tenderer will build on the achievements of the audit to date and enhance the ability for the audit to be used for quality improvement.
Please follow the url address to view the specification and to formally express your interest in this contract opportunity. Potential providers must complete the supplier registration form and declaration on the e-procurement system and submit for approval before they can access the invitation to tender (ITT) which is a separate event.
Nb: this is a 1-stage process and the deadline given for the submission of complete tenders is the same as expressions of interest.
There is potential to extend the contract for up to 12 additional months, subject to topic prioritisation by the funders, the availability of funding and an assessment by HQIP on the quality of the project delivery.
The contract will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England and Wales, for a period of 12 months, at a maximum total budget of up to 296 800 GBP excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit may be rejected. There is potential to extend the contract for up to 12 additional months, subject to topic prioritisation by the funders, the availability of funding and an assessment by HQIP on the quality of the project delivery.
Tenderers should submit their schedule of offer based on ‘core’ delivery for the initial 12 months only. The maximum budget ‘core’ value is 296 800 GBP excluding VAT.
Taking into account the possibility that a contract extension may be offered for up to an additional 12 months and that such an extension may call for enhanced delivery such as described in 3.1.7 of the specification, the potential ceiling value is 593 600  GBP excluding VAT.
This procurement exercise will be conducted via the authority's e-procurement portal http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/gXA02
There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications between potential providers and the authority, including tender submissions will be via the e-procurement portal.
Any subsequent contract award will include a performance related pay element linked to the achievement of key contract deliverables which will be mutually agreed with the successful bidder.
The authority delivers the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcome Programme (NCAPOP) on behalf of NHS England and the health departments of the UK devolved nations who wish to participate. Devolved nations are any body which has had powers relating to health services devolved to it by the Parliament of the United Kingdom including but not limited to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. The programme currently includes 40 specialty specific national projects covering a range of medical, surgical and mental health conditions such as cancer, cardiac, dementia, diabetes and paediatric intensive care.

Eligibility requirements: This procurement exercise will be conducted via the authority's e-procurement portal http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/gXA02 There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications between potential providers and the authority, including tender submissions will be via the e-procurement portal.

Award value: 296800