Official UK procurement notice
Targeted Lung Health Check Programme: External Quality Assurance of Radiologists
Authority: The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe TLHC programme are looking to procure an external QA platform for radiologists.<br/>The external quality assurance of radiologists who report on the TLHC programme forms part of the quality assurance standards published for the programme (the TLHC programme has been signed off and is operational).<br/>Once developed, all radiologists who report on the TLHC programme will have to undertake an annual external quality assurance (EQA) test to read low dose CT scans.<br/>This will involve radiologists reviewing a set number of CT scans with the results used to benchmark reporting of radiologists with peers.<br/>This process will establish a feedback loop, to measure the ongoing quality of radiologists reporting practices.
CPV: Health services · Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£800,000
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- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Mar 2021, 16:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2021, 15:01 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032094- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0298e9Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Targeted Lung Health Checks (TLHC) programme is a ground-breaking flagship programme of work in England contributing to the ambition of the NHS Long Term Plan to improve early diagnosis and survival for those diagnosed with cancer.The TLHC programme targets those most at risk of lung cancer. People aged over 55 years old but less than 75 years old that have ever smoked are invited to a free lung check. Those assessed at high risk of lung cancer are offered a low dose CT scan. As part the programme’s quality assurance protocols, NHSE is looking to procure an External Quality Assurance system (EQA). Once developed, all radiologists who report on the TLHC programme will have to undertake an annual external quality assurance (EQA) test to read low dose CT scans. This will involve radiologists reviewing a set number of CT scans with the results used to benchmark reporting of radiologists with peers. This process will establish a feedback loop, to measure the ongoing quality of radiologists reporting practices. The objectives of having an EQA are to: • Ensure reporting of low dose CT scans is evaluated to flag outliers who have high rates of recalls and high rates of interval cancers being detected. • Ensure radiologists that are outliers receive training and ongoing support overseen by the Responsible Radiologist and Clinical Director of Programme. The EQA does not yet exist and the national team is looking to procure a supplier to a) build the platform and b) oversee the process going forward. If you are interested in this opportunity please email [email protected] we will be able to share a market engagement document with you from 11th March and we intend to hold a market engagement event on 18th March.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 17 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Mar 2021 → 22 Dec 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published22 Dec 2021, 15:01 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2021- Status changed to complete22 Dec 2021, 15:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed22 Dec 2021, 15:01 GMT
- Buyer details updated22 Dec 2021, 15:01 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, THESubcontracting: declared | £885,740 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032094-2021-1 · UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, THE
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2021
- Value
- £885,740
- Period
- … – 31 May 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS EnglandContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of NottinghamAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.