National Infection and Sepsis Audit – Acute NHS settings
- Buyer
- Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
- Value
- £7,490,505
- Closes
- 27 October 2026
- Where
- London, London
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The NHS is looking for an organisation to run a national clinical audit that tracks and measures how well hospitals in England and Wales diagnose and treat severe infections and sepsis. The audit will provide data to help hospitals improve their care and reduce deaths from sepsis over a three-year period.
What the buyer wants
• Design and deliver a clinical audit system that collects standardised data on severe infection and sepsis cases across acute NHS hospital settings • Analyse the data to identify variations in care between hospitals and produce benchmarked reports to drive improvement • Manage patient and stakeholder engagement and ensure the audit meets clinical quality standards
Likely requirements
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This contract requires proven expertise in clinical audit, data analysis, and NHS service delivery. Most small trade businesses (cleaners, electricians, builders) would be unsuitable. Only healthcare quality improvement organisations, clinical research teams, or large NHS-experienced service providers should bid.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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