Published date: 15 April 2019
Last edited date: 15 April 2019
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Business development consultancy services - 79411100
Location of contract
CB2 0QQ
Value of contract
£1
Procurement reference
tender_204898/762323
Published date
15 April 2019
Closing date
16 May 2019
Contract start date
24 September 2019
Contract end date
23 September 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Authority is seeking an improvement partner to support its vision to improve people's quality of life through innovative and sustainable healthcare. The Authority aims to build on its recent successes in improvement in quality, safety and finance, developing the organisational capability to cope with the increasing demands that will be made of it in the coming years.
The Authority would like an improvement partner to work on a number of distinct, yet related, strands. Desired sustainable objectives for the work include:
- Embedding an improvement vision and strategy.
- Further developing the Authority's leadership.
- Creating a culture of empowerment, learning, and improvement.
- Building sustainable capacity in improvement approaches.
- Developing a supporting operating system and infrastructure to support improvement.
- Setting the foundation for an improvement research programme.
The Authority would like to create an exciting partnership with an organisation with expertise in improvement over at least the medium term (~ three (3) years), creating a meaningful, productive and self-sustaining culture of continuous improvement.
The framework will include up to a maximum of five (5) suppliers as determined by the ITT's evaluation and award criteria and will be available to all NHS trusts.
More information
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Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://cuh.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
About the buyer
Contact name
Jo Thompson
Address
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
England
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