Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)
Dawson House, 5 Jewry Street
London
EC3N 2EX
UK
Contact person: Nicholas Holmes
E-mail: procurement@hqip.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hqip.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.hqip.org.uk/tenders
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: HQIP is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity in England and Wales commissioning on behalf of NHS England and the Health Departments of the UK Devolved Nations who wish to participate
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HQIP NCA 2088 National Audit of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Primary Care: Workstream 3
Reference number: HQIP NCA 2088
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
CVDPREVENT is a new national audit of cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care in England. This contract opportunity is to provide clinical leadership and professional and stakeholder engagement to support professionally-led quality improvement in addition to tailored outputs and reports (Workstream 3 of the audit). Workstreams 1 and 2 of this audit will be carried out by NHS Digital (NHSD) and Public Health England (PHE) and hence the successful bidder will need to work collaboratively.
Full details of HQIP’s requirements for Workstream 3 are set out in the specification document.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85140000
85148000
85121200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Full details of the authority's requirements are set out in the specification document.
Please follow the url address to view the specification and to formally express your interest in this contract opportunity. Potential providers must complete the supplier registration form and declaration on the e-procurement system and submit for approval before they can access the invitation to tender (ITT) which is a separate event.
NB: this is a 1-stage process and the deadline given for the submission of complete tenders is the same as expressions of interest.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: Cost and allocation of budget
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract for Workstream 3 will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England, for a period of 3 years, at a maximum total budget of up to GBP 600 000 excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit may be rejected. There is potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years, subject to topic prioritisation by the funders, the availability of funding, and an assessment by a HQIP-convened panel on the quality of the project delivery.
Bidders should submit their Schedule of Offer based on delivery of the core elements of this specification (see ‘Scope’ Section A3) for the initial 3 years only. The maximum budget value is GBP 600 000 excluding VAT. Taking into account the aspirational intent featured in the specification as well as the possibility that a contract extension may be offered for an additional 2 years, the potential ceiling value is GBP 7 000 000 excluding VAT. Please note, there is no commitment by the Authority at this stage to include any of these.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
HQIP uses an e-procurement system.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 139-343628
Section V: Award of contract
Title: HQIP NCA 2088 National Audit of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Primary Care: Workstream 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The authority delivers the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcome Programme (NCAPOP) on behalf of NHS England and the health departments of the UK devolved nations who wish to participate. Devolved nations are any body which has had powers relating to health services devolved to it by the Parliament of the United Kingdom including but not limited to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
The programme currently includes 40 specialty specific national projects covering a range of medical, surgical and mental health conditions such as cancer, cardiac, dementia, diabetes and paediatric intensive care.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
Dawson House, 5 Jewry Street
London
EC3N 2EX
UK
E-mail: procurement@hqip.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.hqip.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/04/2021