National Infection and Sepsis Audit – Acute NHS settings

The National Infection and Sepsis Audit – Acute NHS settings (NISA-Acute) will be for NHS-funded acute hospital care in England and Wales (inclusion of other Devolved Nations/Crown dependencies is yet to be determined and will be detailed within the tender documentation).
The initial contract is anticipated to be for a period of 3 years, at a maximum total budget of up to £ 1,146,300.00 excl VAT and £1,375,560.00 with VAT. Bids exceeding this limit will be rejected. Due to the unknowns in advance of holding the premarket engagement session, it is currently expected that the extension value will be a 2 year pro rata of the core 3 year funding, estimated at £743,300.00 excluding VAT.
Further to this funding, the final specification will contain a list of aspirational measures which will be expected to be modified into the contract should the need and funding become available. The aspirational intent value is unknown at the point of drafting this notice, This aspirational intent has the potential to be invoked fully, partially, or not at all, and the Authority cannot guarantee that the successful provider will be required to do any of the aspirational measures that will be listed in the final specification.
The values stated may be subject to change and the final values will be given when the tender goes live.
The role of a national clinical audit is to stimulate healthcare improvement and reduce unwarranted variation through the provision of high-quality information on the organisation, delivery and outcomes of healthcare, together with tools and support to enable healthcare providers and other audiences to make best use of this information. Performance and outcomes metrics are benchmarked against national guidance and standards e.g. quality standards from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and those from other established professional and patient sources.
For all HQIP-commissioned national clinical audits, the default expectation is...