Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP
6th Floor,Dawson House, 5 Jewry Street
LONDON
EC3N2EX
Contact
Bradley Jones
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hqip.org.uk/about-us/#.YGH5_69KiM8
Buyer's address
https://www.hqip.org.uk/about-us/#.YGH5_69KiM8
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/hRyEm
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/hRyEm
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of National Lung Cancer Audit- EOI
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Please be advised that this Prior Information Notice is a Call for Competition in order that potential bidders may express an interest in tendering for this service. Following publication of this Notice, only bidders that have expressed an interest in tendering for the service will be invited to submit a bid for the service. Expressions of interest must be submitted via wax e-tendering portal:
http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/WFLub
Potential bidders are further informed that there will be an online Market Engagement Questionnaires running from 26/03/2021 - 26/04/2021. Following completion of the Market Engagement Questionnaires, all bidders who have expressed an interest would be issued with the Invitation to Tender documents, irrespective of their participation in the Market Engagement.
This notice does not represent a commitment from Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)s to award a contract.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £890,500
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the National Lung Cancer Audit Service. The service will be delivered nationally.
The aim of the procurement is to procure a quality service that provide a high quality that will stimulate improvements in care for patients with lung cancer by measuring variations in quality, experience and outcomes. The successful bidder will be required to build on the achievements of the audit to date and enhance the ability for the audit to be used for quality improvement.
It is recognised that Data is most useful locally for healthcare quality improvement when its provision to clinical teams is timely, the data is refreshed regularly and appropriate tools, support and guidance accompany the data outputs. The intent is for all of these features of the audit to be implemented and improved during the period of this contract, https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/national-lung-cancer-audit
The successful tenderer will:
a) Audit Plan: Design, pilot and implement a new audit plan which:
• prioritises measuring the most important data (a minimum dataset) and presents the lowest possible burden for collecting these data, e.g. by utilising routine data
• feeds back useful, timely and regularly updated audit data findings to promote rapid local healthcare improvement
• provides outputs co-created with patient and public involvement
b) QI Strategy: Design and deliver a Quality Improvement (QI) Strategy, which ensures that the audit itself is designed from the outset, and developed throughout, to facilitate QI as well as quality assurance (QA).
The provider may subcontract parts of the service to ensure that a comprehensive range of services is available to meet the service requirement. However, where parts of the service are subcontracted, the provider shall remain accountable to the commissioner, to ensure that a seamless service is provided as required.
This service would covered by the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015. The procedure that the Commissioner will be following will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. The procurement will be advertised via Finder a Tender and Contract Finder. The Commissioner is following an Open Procurement procedure as it will be set out in the Invitation to Tender.
Organisation that wish to express an interest to the Market Engagement are required to register their interest via Wax (e-tendering) portal, by providing a response to the market engagement questionnaires and return via the portal.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £890,500
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
To be confirmed
two.2.14) Additional information
Organisation that wish to express an interest to the Market Engagement are required to register their interest via Wax (e-tendering) portal, by providing a response to the market engagement questionnaires and return via the portal.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
30 April 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Procurement Team
Dawson House, Jewry Street
London
EC3N2EX
Country
United Kingdom