Published date: 15 March 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 March 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS2 7UE

Value of contract

£94,420

Procurement reference

CF-0706600D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

15 March 2022

Closing date

31 March 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The authority required a supplier to assist NHS England and NHS Improvement to deliver a number of improvement initiatives within the Joint Ambulance Improvement Programme.

The supplier has delivered the following:

Maintain the ability to convene and Chair Ambulance Policy Advisory and Assurance Group (APAAG) meetings if and when required by NHSE/I.
Support the work of the Clinical Coding Group and ECPAG and also provided general support to work around coding issues as required.
Technical and operational surveillance of ambulance call taking. Triage and ITK systems providing an early identification of risks and issues to NHSE/I together with potential solutions.
Liaison with BT and ambulance trusts/NHSE/I during periods of extreme 999 demand.
Support to maintain interoperability between ambulance control rooms.
Maintenance of the escalation and de-escalation processes for the Pandemic Triage levels and consequent support to NDOG and NASMeD in establishing the relevant meetings and in the accurate recording of the decision-making processes.
Ongoing support to the overall Ambulance PPE agenda and associated issues
Ongoing curation and technical maintenance of the Avoidable Conveyance Repository
Support to the Cat 3/4 999 Validation Pilots and any related roll out
Support to the collection of data associated with clinical validation of CAT 2 calls to inform final decisions around future classification.
Oversight of the Early Prediction processes for CAT 1 patients and associated improvement work
Support to review the current AQIs and resolve any errors or areas of concern (4 Days)
Support to the scoping of a National Clinical Oversight Framework for Control Rooms (5 days)
Support to the design and socialising of a briefing paper regarding Triage systems (5 Days)

Award information

Awarded date

14 March 2022

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£94,420

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE)

Address

25 Farringdon Street EC4A 4AB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Leigh Parker

Address

Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
GB

Email

leigh.parker1@nhs.net