Tender

The National Clinical Audit of Seizures and Epilepsies in Children and Young People

  • HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-018402

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02cf50

Published 2 August 2021, 12:00pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP

27a Harley Place

LONDON

W1G8LZ

Contact

Ruth Onofeghare

Email

procurement@hqip.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hqip.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

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

https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/HQIP/SignIn.aspx

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/HQIP/SignIn.aspx

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

The National Clinical Audit of Seizures and Epilepsies in Children and Young People

Reference number

HQIP NCA 2129

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the Audit of Seizures and Epilepsies in Children and Young People. The audit will be delivered nationally. The successful bidder will be required to build on the achievements of the audit to date and enhance the ability of the audit to be used for healthcare improvement.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,050,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The overarching aim is to stimulate improvements in care for children and young people receiving care for seizures and epilepsies by measuring variations in quality, experience and outcomes of NHS care in England and Wales. During this contract period, the successful tenderer will need to build on the achievements of the audit to date and enhance the ability for the audit to be used for healthcare improvement.

Data is most useful locally for healthcare 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.

The NCASECYP data driven healthcare quality improvement 3 year aims are to support:

• demonstrable reductions in time taken to receive an electroencephalogram (EEG) test to under 4 weeks of referral in 90%

• demonstrable increases in being seen by a paediatrician with expertise in epilepsy within 2 weeks of first referral in 90%

• an increase in:

- updated and agreed comprehensive care plan to 100%

- Trusts and Health Boards who have formal screening in their paediatric epilepsy service for mental health and learning disability needs, with subsequent referrals and/or action if appropriate to above 90%

- first year of care referrals for those who may benefit from epilepsy-based surgeries to 90%

- Trusts and Health Boards using structured resources to support patient transitions to adult service to 100%.

The audit supplier will work with commissioners and funders to create a coherent strategy for how the improvement goals listed above, or similar, will support the organisations in the CYP epilepsy care pathway to try and achieve them.

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: £1,050,000

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

Extension of up to 2 years.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


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


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

6 September 2021

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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

6 September 2021

Local time

1:00pm

Place

Electronically opening on Source2Contract (Wax Digital platform)

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

Bids remain closed until the deadline and opening will be led by the procurement lead


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

HQIP

27A Harley Place

Lonodn

W1G 8LZ

Email

procurement@hqip.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom