Published date: 30 January 2024

This notice was replaced on 8 May 2024

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Awarded contract (published 8 May 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0 to £92,625

Procurement reference

WHISP - 238

Published date

30 January 2024

Closing date

9 February 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

19 February 2024

Contract end date

5 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Background:
Health inequalities have worsened in recent years and were brought to light during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have seen evidence of disparities in accessing healthcare, experiences of healthcare, and individual's health outcomes as a result. Inequalities are particularly pronounced for specific groups, such as those from deprived backgrounds, ethnic minority communities, autistic people, people with a learning disability, and other protected characteristics. Taking action to address health inequalities has been woven into primary legislation in the Health and Care Act 2022 and is embedded into NHS England's operational planning guidance. Trusts have a vital role to play in this agenda, taking practical actions to improve access and outcomes, alongside work to reduce waiting lists inclusively and transform services.

Purpose:
The aim of a health inequalities support offer for trusts is to support trust leaders to embed it as part of 'core business' by producing events and outputs that help to make sense of health inequalities and share good practice from across the system. Resources and events should:

• support trusts to move from analysis to action on health inequalities
• provide a forum for trust leaders to come together to discuss the challenges and opportunities to address health inequalities
• offer easily digestible insights on health inequalities to facilitate reflective conversations at board level.

More information

Additional text

The Submission
If you would like to provide us with a quotation for this work please register on the Atamis Portal where this procurement process will be managed:

https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

We require the quotation to be submitted on headed paper through this Atamis Portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Elaine Butler

Address

Heron House,120 Grove Road
STOKE ON TRENT
ST4 4LX
England

Email

elaine.butler2@nhs.net