Official UK procurement notice
QMS and (CQI) Operating Model – Design and Implementation Support
Authority: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,600,000≈ £800k / year · £1,600,000 inc. VAT12.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2026awarded 22 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to KPMG
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust seeks an experienced strategic improvement partner to co-design, mobilise and embed a Trust-wide Quality Management System (QMS) and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) operating model. The programme must The programme must establish and embed an Integrated Accountability Framework, ensuring clear ownership, line of sight and accountability for quality, safety, operational performance and improvement from Board to ward.
CPV: General management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,600,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Evaluation Criteria: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Evaluation Criteria: Evaluation Criteria as per tender documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:49 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2026, 10:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 May 2026
- Authority reference
C435459- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029058- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0677beFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please attach your tender response through the Atamis Portal.
Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published208 days ago30 Mar 2026, 12:49 BST
- Clarification questions by180 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline178 days ago29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by158 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts145 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent124 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published124 days ago22 Jun 2026, 10:34 BST
- Standstill ends114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026- Tender notice published30 Mar 2026, 12:49 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published31 Mar 2026, 16:20 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jun 2026, 10:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jun 2026, 10:34 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Adding link to Atamis
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,400,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG6 Jul 2026 – 5 Jul 2028 · up to 5 Aug 2029Extensions: The programme duration is 24 months, with tapering support for a further 12 months. | £1,400,000 | 22 Jun 2026standstill to 1 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG LLP*Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender