National Paediatric Critical Care Audit

Concepts

• paediatric diabetes
• health and social work
• national paediatric diabetes audit
• national paediatric critical care audit
• audit supplier
• paediatric diabetes units
• delivery of the national paediatric diabetes audit
• achievements of the audit
• audit
• ability of the audit

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit. 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.

Total Quantity or Scope

The overarching aim is to stimulate improvements in care for children and young people (CYP) with paediatric diabetes who receive care from Paediatric Diabetes Units (PDUs), 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 overarching quality improvement objectives of the NPDA are to: • Reduce unwarranted variation - unit, region and patient group levels - through benchmarking of performance and outcome measures • Assess whether those diagnosed with paediatric diabetes receive high quality and equitable care and services when measured against adherence to agreed guidance and standards • Improve multidisciplinary care for CYP with diabetes in the NHS • Measure health inequality in relation to impact on the specified audit measures • Report outlier identification and management using the appropriate guidance • Maximise the potential for data collected to drive improvements in care at local, regional and national levels, involving families in service improvement in a developmental way • Share best practice and QI examples, and signposting to resources available in the wider CYP diabetes care system • Adapt QI priorities in line with new evidence based practice and guidance • Support CYP and their families/carers to use the audit outputs to ensure they are receiving recommended standards of care. The audit supplier will work with commissioners, funders and other stakeholders, e.g. Regional CYP Diabetes Networks and CYP and their families/carers, to create a coherent strategy for supporting organisations in the paediatric diabetes care pathway to achieve data driven improvement goals. Contract value and duration The contract for the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England and Wales for a period of three years, at a maximum total budget of up to £981,000 GBP excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit will be rejected. The contract awarded will be for the duration of 3 years although there is an option to extend the contract to a further 2 years. Bidders are asked to submit their financial offer for the initial 3 years. Any contract award will include performance-related key contract deliverables (payment linked deliverables). Deliverables will be finalised with the successful bidder prior to signing of the contract. HQIP's intention is to sustain continuous programme delivery, with efficient and seamless transition between contract periods. If the contract is awarded to a new supplier, HQIP will engage with both the outgoing and incoming suppliers after contract award to identify and agree transition tasks. Transition would be estimated to take place over a period of four to eight weeks immediately prior to 30 April 2022. Bidders are invited to explain clearly and comprehensively how they would meet the scope of work described in this specification, excluding specific transition activities. Potential future aspirational intent The future aspirational intention of this opportunity is to potentially include: • Different topics • Combining NCAPOP projects/programmes, including alignment across the programme, and/or joint working with other similar NCAPOP programmes • Transitioning to different models of data collection and operational methods for the audit, e.g. different sources of routine data • Devolved nations/authorities in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man that do not currently participate • Extending service coverage to include non-NHS funded care • Additional, associated or enhanced delivery of any aspect of the project • Other healthcare improvement initiatives either related to or linked with the project. Please note, there is no commitment by the Authority at this stage to include any of these. Taking the total of this aspirational intent into account, as well as the possibility that a contract extension may be offered for an additional two years, the potential ceiling value is £7,000,000 GBP excluding VAT. To access the ITT documents: For a bidder who has already registered themselves on WAX as a supplier: Open WAX homepage (Link: https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/HQIP/SignIn.aspx) - Click on "Open opportunities"- Find the right opportunity and click on "View Details" - Click on "Log in" For a bidder who has NOT registered themselves on WAX as a supplier: Open WAX homepage (Link: https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/HQIP/SignIn.aspx) - Click on ''Register Here" - Complete the supplier registration form and Click on "Register" - Activate your account - Open WAX homepage (Link: https://s2c.waxdigital.co.uk/HQIP/SignIn.aspx) - Click on "Open opportunities"- Find the right opportunity and click on "View Details" - Click on "Log in" Bidders must respond to all questions. The deadline for the submission of the tender is 12 noon on 20 October 2021. Please note that any communication from HQIP regarding this tender will be via the Source2Contract messaging board. Bidders must use the Source2Contract messaging board for their communications with HQIP regarding procurement.

Renewal Options

Extension of up to 2 years.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

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