Tender

Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme

  • Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-015798

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0468c1

Published 20 May 2024, 10:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)

27A Harley place

London

W1G 8LZ

Contact

Jonathan Williams

Email

procurement@hqip.org.uk

Telephone

+44 7904597971

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.hqip.org.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./TX4G368766

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/TX4G368766

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

Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme

Reference number

HQIP NCA 859436950

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The supplier will build on the last five years of the Child Health Clinical Outcome Programme. The overarching aims of this contract are to:

a)Understand the way care is delivered against a range of topics selected according to the process outlined in section 3.3 of the specification, and

b)Drive improvements in the quality, experience, and outcomes of care for children and young people in connection to those topics.

c)Complement and contribute to the work of other healthcare organisations, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, academia, and the Department for Education

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £3,745,454

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme (CH CORP).

The programme will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Jersey but may later extend to include Guernsey, Scotland Isle of Man and other Devolved Nations/ Crown Dependencies.

The total contract value is £1,095,000 excluding VAT for the duration of three years with potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years at a value of £365,000 per year.

The ceiling value including the core 3 year value, extension value and all other aspirational intent as defined in section 12 of the specification of this ITT has a potential value of up to £3,745,454.

It is anticipated that the new service will commence in January 2025.

The full breakdown of the aspiration intent and mechanisms for invoking these elements can be found in section 12 of Annex A - Service Specification.

This procurement is for clinical services which are part of the 'Public Contract Regulations (PCR2015)' for the purpose of the Regulations. The commissioner is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The process will be similar to an Open Procedure where the Regulations apply and so reserves the right to depart from that procedure at any point.

The procedure that the Commissioner is following is set out in the Invitation to Tender.

To access the ITT documents, please follow the access link defined above in this notice.

Bidders must respond to all questions. The deadline for the submission of the tender is 12 noon on Thursday 20th June 2024.

Please note that any communication from HQIP regarding this tender will be via the Delta messaging board. Bidders must use the Delta messaging board

for their communications with HQIP regarding this procurement.

Bidders should note that HQIP does not accept requests to amend the published Terms and Conditions of Contract after bid submission or prior to contract signature.

Bidders must sign the Form of Tender to indicate acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Contract. Failure to sign the Form of Tender will make your bid submission non compliant and subject to disqualification.

In rare cases where a bidder wishes to raise a potential legal implication to agreeing to the terms and conditions, this must be raised during the published bidder clarification time window via the messaging module within the e-tendering portal so that it can be addressed via the standard process for all bidder clarifications.

HQIP would like to bring to the attention of bidders that the qualitative response section of this tender now includes question 8.20 - Social Value.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £3,745,454

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Up to 24 months extension

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TX4G368766


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open 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 tenders or requests to participate

Date

20 June 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

20 June 2024

Local time

12:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3-5 years

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./TX4G368766

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TX4G368766

GO Reference: GO-2024520-PRO-26112408

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd

27a Harley Place

London

W1G 8LZ

Email

procurement@hqip.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.hqip.org.uk