Published date: 15 May 2017

This notice was replaced on 2 January 2018

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Awarded contract (published 2 January 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1 to £1,092,230

Procurement reference

CKS 1505

Published date

15 May 2017

Closing date

5 July 2017

Contract start date

9 October 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is seeking to procure a Clinical Knowledge Summaries ("CKS") Service. The CKS Service will research topics and provide summaries of the best available evidence and practical guidance on best practice in an accessible, easy to use format aimed at Clinicians working in General Practice in the UK, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies (hereafter referred to as 'the UK'), covering a full range of Primary Care Presentations.
The CKS Service will support the strategic aims of NICE through the provision of a high quality, evidence based resource covering a full range of common and/or significant Primary Care Presentations from the start of the service.
It will be aimed at Clinicians working in General Practice in the UK and will be accessible through a range of NICE Digital Channels, managed and hosted by NICE, and presented in such a way as to allow easy use of the evidence based resource to support patient consultations.
The purpose of this document is to provide a service specification for the CKS Service.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Gillian Watson

Address

Level 1a, City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza, Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 4BT
England

Email

gillian.watson@nice.org.uk