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# Development of ABR peer review External Quality Assurance system

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-of-abr-peer-review-external-quality-assurance-system-ocds-h6vhtk-060d52). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Development of ABR peer review External Quality Assurance system". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £280,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-of-abr-peer-review-external-quality-assurance-system-ocds-h6vhtk-060d52#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060d52`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/development-of-abr-peer-review-external-quality-assurance-system-ocds-h6vhtk-060d52#tl-md)

## Description
Development of a standard rapid Auditory Brainstem Response External Quality Assurance (ABR EQA) scheme focused on ABR traces only in partnership with Gen QA (consortium with NEQAS and the National Physical Laboratory), to facilitate national and regional ABR EQA and provide an improved measure and assurance of testing performance.
The recent review into paediatric audiology within England has shown a significant gap in ABR testing, both in terms of knowledge in performing the test and in quality assurance of the testing. At the present time, the only form of quality assurance for ABR testing is through peer review. There is no national external quality assessment scheme. ABR peer review, is sporadic across the country, with a number of different groups across each area. The quality of these groups is variable, with differing governance structures and no consistent criteria for which cases are selected for review. Participation, desp

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

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Development of ABR peer review External Quality Assurance system (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **GENQA LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50867`
  - Value: £280,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 02/07/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Development of ABR peer review External Quality Assurance system (terminated)
  - Signed Value: £280,000
  - Signed Date: 23/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056157-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-15T11:50:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:28:59.106Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060d52