Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: diane.bird2@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
IQT Gold Training
Reference number: itt_59244
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Wales is seeking to build its improvement capacity and capability to improve patient outcomes and patient experience which builds upon the current IQT Bronze and Silver approach. A cadre of local improvement leaders will enable the development of local improvement hubs and also provide a national improvement resource to provide peer support across different organisations.
A quality improvement training course is being procured and delivered to support NHS Wales Health Boards and Trust’s to achieve this. Public Health Wales is leading on the procurement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
470 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
4th Floor, Public Health Wales, Number 2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff CF10 4BZ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In recent years, the role of quality improvement training has been increasingly recognised in driving quality and efficiency in health services, and enabling healthcare leaders to encourage and nurture improvement within their organisations. International experts have found that training can help inspire and build the will, enthusiasm and commitment among clinical communities to acknowledge and adopt system-wide quality improvement methods to enhance the patient experience and the quality of clinical care.
The Health Foundation’s report Building the foundations for improvement (2015) makes clear that improvement cannot be driven and sustained across an organisation unless a process is in place to develop the improvement knowledge and skills of clinicians and managers across health and social care. There is also increasing evidence for the business case for investing in quality improvement techniques and training, with quality improvements delivering a measurable return on investments, systematically removing waste, increasing process reliability and improving patient experience.
Building quality improvement capacity and capability in NHS Wales has largely focused on supporting the spread of Improving Quality Together (IQT), NHS Wales’ Quality Improvement learning programme. IQT was launched in March 2013 to establish a common language for quality improvement throughout NHS Wales and to develop a sustainable approach to quality improvement throughout the workforce.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 247-452045
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SSP/PHW//OJEU/084/16
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/02/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
20 University Road, 7th Floor
Cambridge
02138
US
Telephone: +44 16173014975
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 470 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:64448)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/03/2017