Official UK procurement notice
NELFT Quality Improvement Partner
Authority: North East London NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA strategic partner to help embed QI as a business. Strategy has been emphasised since 2023, as it is still currently an add-on in business-as-usual work at the Trust. We are now seeking to appoint a strategic QI and quality management system partner, to support the development and implementation of a “NELFT method” for improvement and transformation of our quality management system. This will help us where quality becomes our business strategy to meet the needs of our population and the complex challenges we will face as an organisation now and in the future.
- How the procedure runs: This will be a two-stage process: Stage 1 – Pass / Fail Questions, this is to determine bidders’ capacity and capability. Successful bidders will be moved to Stage 2, Invitation to tender.
- No preliminary market engagement: Open to all. This will be a two-stage process: Stage 1 – Pass / Fail Questions, this is to determine bidders’ capacity and capability. Successful bidders will be moved to Stage 2, Invitation to tender.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Stage 1 - Pass /Fail - Capability: This is pass/fail based on the specification and capability
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 12 Aug 2025, 13:35 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 16:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
C381678- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048037- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058620Find a Tender
- How it runs
This will be a two-stage process:
Stage 1 – Pass / Fail Questions, this is to determine bidders’ capacity and capability.
Successful bidders will be moved to Stage 2, Invitation to tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission address and any special instructions The submission of Tender responses will be conducted solely via the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ User Guide: services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗ Contract Reference: C381678
Timeline
12 Aug 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 13:35 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by329 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent188 days ago22 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published187 days ago22 Apr 2026, 16:56 BST
- Standstill ends178 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 13:35 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Apr 2026, 16:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2026, 16:56 BST
- Contract signature expected7 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Healthcare Improvement1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2029Extensions: This Contract shall expire Three years from the Actual Services Commencement Date | £987,127 | 22 Apr 2026standstill to 1 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Institute for Healthcare ImprovementAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Reference number C381678
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender