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title: "Blood Culture pathway- Health economic analysis"
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# Blood Culture pathway- Health economic analysis

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blood-culture-pathway-health-economic-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Blood Culture pathway- Health economic analysis". Published status: active. Published Value: £72,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.bing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** £72,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Social research services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blood-culture-pathway-health-economic-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blood-culture-pathway-health-economic-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fck%2Fa%3F!%26%26p%3Deb1753edb44220b8d2326ad326029f953cc2dd6894f1e81c08b2cbf3c96aec71JmltdHM9MTc4NjQ5MjgwMA%26ptn%3D3%26ver%3D2%26hsh%3D4%26fclid%3D2b8a3440-c067-64cb-04d8-2319c1ca65d4%26psq%3Datamis%2Bportal%26u%3Da1aHR0cHM6Ly9zdXBwbGllcnN1cHBvcnQuYXRhbWlzLmNvLnVrL2hjL2VuLWdiL2FydGljbGVzLzQ2MTQ1Nzk4NDkxMTktTG9naW4tdG8tdGhlLVBvcnRhbA)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blood-culture-pathway-health-economic-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1b#participate

## Description
o create an economic model with real world data (RWD) to estimate the clinical and financial impacts of improving the pre-analytical phase of the blood culture practices in England. This will be used to inform future national guidance on specific diagnostics and care pathways for detecting infection and reducing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
Key objectives of this project
To update the model with English RWD wherever possible.
To validate the model inputs, assumptions and results with subject matter experts (SMEs).
To update the report accordingly.
To include additional levels of detail within the model, to more accurately capture the resource use, costs and benefits of optimising the blood culture pathway.
To conduct additional analyses in the existing model, addressing other challenges.
To design and develop a flexible interface for users inputting their own data and generate trust-specific outcomes and business cases.
To develop the report into a manuscript.
To submit the manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal (+/- submission to a pre-print journal) and provide peer-reviewed, referenceable evidence.
Strategic rationale
This aims to support the necessary changes in the blood culture pathway to save lives and improve patient outcomes from sepsis.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79315000, 85100000

- **Estimated Value:** £72,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082428-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-01T07:13:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T11:01:12.872Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1b