National Paediatric Critical Care Audit

Closing date for applications: 8th May 2026 12:00 pm

HQIP is seeking to commission the delivery of the National Paediatric Critical Care Audit.

The contract will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England for a period of 3 years, at a maximum total budget of up to £2,832,765.70 GBP including VAT, £2,360,638.08 GBP excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit will be rejected. There is potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years at a potential value of £944,256 per year including VAT, £786,880 per year excluding VAT.

All pricing submissions must be in regard to this ‘core’ value, and not inclusive of any extension costs or aspirational intent costs, i.e. Please only submit a cost schedule up to the maximum core value of £2,832,765.70 GBP including VAT, £2,360,638.08 GBP excluding VAT. The maximum budget ‘core’ value is £2,832,765.70 GBP including VAT, £2,360,638.08 GBP excluding VAT excludes the potential two year extension and aspirational intent as described in section 14 of Annex A – Service Specification.

Please note, there is no commitment by the Authority at this stage to include any aspirational intent measures. Taking the total of this aspirational intent into account, as well as the possibility that a contract extension may be offered for an additional two years, the potential ceiling value is £11,874,282 GBP including VAT. There is also a potential that the contract price will be subject to discretionary inflationary uplift.

To view the full notice and access the ITT documents, please follow the access link defined in the Find a Tender notice, reference – 2026/S 000-032045. Bidders must respond to all questions.

Please note:

  • Any communication from HQIP regarding this tender will be via the Delta messaging board.
  • Bidders must use the Delta messaging board to raise any clarification questions to HQIP regarding this procurement.
  • Bidders should note that HQIP does not accept requests to amend the published Terms and Conditions of Contract after bid submission or prior to contract signature.
  • Bidders must sign the Form of Tender to indicate acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Contract. Failure to sign the Form of Tender will make your bid submission non compliant and subject to disqualification.
  • In rare cases where a bidder wishes to raise a potential legal implication to agreeing to the terms and conditions, this must be raised during the published bidder clarification time window via the messaging module within the e-tendering portal so that it can be addressed via the standard process for all bidder clarifications.

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