Scope
Reference
PHW-FTS-58800
Description
Quality in healthcare in NHS Wales is underpinned by the Duty of Quality, which came into effect in April 2023 as part of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 and to achieve its aim of ensuring a system-wide focus on quality, the Duty requires NHS organisations to establish effective Quality Management Systems (QMS) that focus on learning and are driven by their Boards.
Within Phase 2 of the Safe Care Partnership, the Quality, Safety & Improvement Directorate within NHS Performance and Improvement sought to engage the services of a suitably competent and experienced supplier to support with the development of the QMS to evolve and embed the leadership, culture and learning system to deliver improvements in care that are part of the broader organisational quality management system.
Following the completion of a procurement process, a contract has now been awarded.
Contract 1. Support of Phase 2 of the Safe Care Partnership for NHS Wales
Supplier
Contract value
- £198,625 excluding VAT
- £238,348 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
30 June 2025
Contract dates
- 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027
- Possible extension to 30 June 2028
- 3 years
Description of possible extension:
The contract can be extended up to an additional 12-months at the sole discretion of NHS Performance and Improvement.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Contract locations
- UKL - Wales
Justification for not setting key performance indicators
Due to the subject matter of the contract (the development and delivery of a QMS system to support phase 2 of the Safe Care partnership for NHS Wales), no specific KPI's have been set with supplier performance being monitored within the project delivery.
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
The Health Foundation
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMPD-1835-GBHX
8 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8AP
United Kingdom
Email: darren.wright@health.org.uk
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Support of Phase 2 of the Safe Care Partnership for NHS Wales
Contracting authority
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXWV-6492-CGMN
2 Capital Quarter
Cardiff
CF10 4BZ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Christopher Squires
Email: christopher.squires@wales.nhs.uk
Website: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales