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Provision of Services for Clinical Assurance

Health services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS Digital: "Provision of Services for Clinical Assurance". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS DigitalScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS Digital
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Published history for NHS Digital. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
4.8Bids / Report
44% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 26 active published awards; 25 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS Digital
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Oct 2022, 15:50 BST
Last source update7 Oct 2022, 15:50 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03740b
What is being bought
NHS Digital (NHSD) writes clinical content to support the Patient Pathways and 111 Online services. It is critical that this content is up to date and reflective of the most up to date treatment advice.<br/><br/>This contract establishes the formal assurance of clinical information and content and with it, the provision of specialist development expertise across a broader spectrum of conditions and relevant subject matter experts. Initially focussed on NHS Pathways and NHS 111 Online, the assurance will include a review of new content (‘prospective content’), but also a review (over a 5-year period) of current and legacy content (‘retrospective content’).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Oct 2022, 15:50 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    7 Oct 2022, 15:50 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    7 Oct 2022, 15:50 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Direct award (Reg 32) - negotiated procedure without prior publication
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Oct 2022, 15:50 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 8 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 8 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 2000000 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 2000000 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS Digital

Contracting authority GB-FTS-16450
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  • NHS Digital
    buyer
    mediationBody

    7 & 8 Wellington Place, Leeds, UKE42, LS1 4AP
    NHSDcontractmanagement@nhs.net

  • Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
    supplier

    10 Dallington Street, London, UK, ECV1 0DB

  • High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
    reviewBody

    Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis case for this STA replies on Regulation 32 and specifically 32(b) which provides: <br/><br/>(b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: <br/><br/>(i) the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance, <br/><br/>(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, <br/><br/>(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, <br/><br/>but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement; <br/><br/>In line with the (i) and (ii) above, outlined below is the rationale as to why the proposed supplier is uniquely positioned to provide the service, and how AoMRC is positioned against these: <br/><br/> <br/>AoMRC Unique Position: <br/><br/>AoMRC are uniquely positioned to engage with a broad range of medical and non-medical colleges and offer ultimate integrity to clinical assurance processes <br/><br/>AoMRC are the only organisation which has overall oversight for the various colleges of clinical staff which will be needed to input into the digital content. Although other organisations may be able to provide a discreet element of the services, they will not have the ability to ensure cross organisation collaboration to ensure that all the relevant clinical expertise is considered when updating our online content <br/><br/>With the Academy’s overarching role, they are the preferred partner in providing enhanced independent and neutral assurance for NHS Pathways and 111 Online clinical content, based on their standing and role in the wider clinical community. <br/><br/>With a membership of 24 organisations, and as referred to above, there are no other organisations that could offer the breadth, consistency and formality of service, hence the Programme advocating a Single Tender Award <br/><br/> <br/><br/>Alternatives: <br/><br/>No other organisation sits across or has access to all of the other medical colleges and faculties that AoMRC does. AoMRC can provide access to colleges and faculties such as those below (https://www.aomrc.org.uk/about-us/academy-members/): <br/><br/>Royal College of Physicians <br/><br/>Royal College of Emergency Medicine <br/><br/>Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine <br/><br/>Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health <br/><br/>RCGP can provide access to clinicians as it does today, but this is to a narrower range of SMEs and does not meet the requirement of a broader range of expertise as per the above <br/><br/>Contracting for clinician time would have to be on a college-to-college basis and such activity is likely to be prohibitive across c.24 organisations. Overarching body to college is an existing relationship through the membership arrangement <br/><br/>Whilst the administrative task of arranging meetings and chairing them could be undertaken by A N Other party, any commercial or other organisation would not have the links to colleges or, indeed, the authority to engage with colleges