Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-21
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: 600000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-09-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: CVDPREVENT is a new national audit of cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care in England. This contract opportunity is to provide clinical leadership and professional and stakeholder engagement to support professionally-led quality improvement in addition to tailored outputs and reports (Workstream 3 of the audit). Workstreams 1 and 2 of this audit will be carried out by NHS Digital (NHSD) and Public Health England (PHE) and hence the successful bidder will need to work collaboratively.
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 eProcurement system and submit for approval before they can access the invitation to tender (ITT) which is a separate event.
NB: this is a one-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 2 additional years, subject to topic prioritisation by the funders, the availability of funding and an assessment by a HQIP-convened panel on the quality of the project delivery.
The contract for Workstream 3 will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England, for a period of 3 years, at a maximum total budget of up to GBP 600 000 excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit may be rejected. There is potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years, subject to topic prioritisation by the funders, the availability of funding and an assessment by a HQIP-convened panel on the quality of the project delivery.
Bidders should submit their Schedule of Offer based on delivery of the core elements of this specification (see ‘Scope’ Section A3) for the initial 3 years only. The maximum budget value is GBP 600 000 GBP excluding VAT. Taking into account the aspirational intent featured in the specification as well as the possibility that a contract extension may be offered for an additional 2 years, the potential ceiling value is GBP 7 000 000 excluding VAT. Please note, there is no commitment by the authority at this stage to include any of these.
This procurement exercise will be conducted via the authority's eProcurement portal http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/UKW5e
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 eProcurement 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 eProcurement portal http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/UKW5e 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 eProcurement portal. Organisations that wish to work in partnership may submit a joint bid.

Award value: 600000