Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)
2nd Floor, Rutland House
Runcorn
WA7 2ES
Contact
Leigh Parker
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Targeted Lung Health Check Programme: External Quality Assurance of Radiologists
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The TLHC programme are looking to procure an external QA platform for radiologists.
The external quality assurance of radiologists who report on the TLHC programme forms part of the quality assurance standards published for the programme (the TLHC programme has been signed off and is operational).
Once developed, all radiologists who report on the TLHC programme will have to undertake an annual external quality assurance (EQA) test to read low dose CT scans.
This will involve radiologists reviewing a set number of CT scans with the results used to benchmark reporting of radiologists with peers.
This process will establish a feedback loop, to measure the ongoing quality of radiologists reporting practices.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £885,739.84
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The TLHC programme are looking to procure an external QA platform for radiologists.
The external quality assurance of radiologists who report on the TLHC programme forms part of the quality assurance standards published for the programme (the TLHC programme has been signed off and is operational).
Once developed, all radiologists who report on the TLHC programme will have to undertake an annual external quality assurance (EQA) test to read low dose CT scans.
This will involve radiologists reviewing a set number of CT scans with the results used to benchmark reporting of radiologists with peers.
This process will establish a feedback loop, to measure the ongoing quality of radiologists reporting practices.
The objectives of having an EQA are to:
• Ensure reporting of low dose CT scans is evaluated to flag outliers who have high rates of recalls and high rates of interval cancers being detected.
• Ensure radiologists that are outliers receive training and ongoing support overseen by the Responsible Radiologist and Clinical Director of Programme.
•To help achieve the TLHC programme’s primary objective of diagnosing people who have lung cancer at an earlier stage and identifying those who do not have the disease.
•To develop radiologists’ ability to detect early lung cancer without incurring unnecessary investigation of clinically unimportant findings in asymptomatic participants.
•To provide a professional development platform for radiologists to learn from their reporting practices and benchmark themselves against their peers.
•Similar EQA platforms are already in place for other image-based screening programmes, such as breast and colon cancer.
Lung cancer is a key focus for the national cancer programme, as Lung has a significant low proportion of diagnoses at stage 1 or 2.
There are four core deliverables required:
•Overall responsibility for the system - obtaining CT scans for readers to review and develop marking/benchmarking criteria
•Provide helpline service to users on an adhoc basis and escalate concerns as necessary
•Provide data reports to users on their results, benchmarked against peers, and indicate areas for development
•Provide data reports and presentations to NHSE
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-004505
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Nottingham
University Park Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
RC000664
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,043,657
Total value of the contract/lot: £885,739.84
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom