Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c7a-264c-7126-864a-c01d2edce482/evaluation-of-the-national-patient-safety-safer-tracheostomy-care-improvement closed GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs # Evaluation of the National Patient Safety - Safer Tracheostomy Care Improvement Programme [NHS England and Improvement](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england-and-improvement) Estimated value £25,000 Published 3 Dec 2021 Deadline Closed 22 Dec 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Safer Tracheostomy care programme was one of the priority programmes delivered across NHS Hospitals in England via the PSCs over 2019-20 and 2020-21 as a COVID-19 priority NHS England now wants to evaluate this programme to understand the impact on patient outcomes (e.g. time to talking, time to eating etc.), system efficiency (in terms of bed days saved, ICU bed days usage) as well as efficiency savings to the NHS i.e. return on investment - subject to the agreed methodology and data availability. We are inviting suppliers (academic/clinical) with an established background in evaluation of programmes (preferably at a national level or with experience of large scale evaluations) to conduct this evaluation. Timelines - The evaluation is expected to be conducted over Jan - Mar 2022 (subject to completion of all formalities) however this will be negotiable based on the issuance of the grant, the methodology to be used; time required for all processed, and logistical arrangements. [health-family.force.com/s/Welcome](https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome) ## CPV classification Research services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a698cc58-f7c8-4163-806f-85b64cc3ed2a) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile NHS England and Improvement: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england-and-improvement) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [Tees Bird Mapping Project · Natural England · 24 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0a39-72df-aac0-991d1747cd02/tees-bird-mapping-project) [Research services – Evaluatie van de implementatie van de proeftuin Pioniersscholen · Vlaamse Overheid · 20 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cecf-7255-bee1-542f502ed088/belgium-research-services-evaluatie-van-de-implementatie-van-de-proeftuin-pi) [Research services – KPN/28/2026 „Charakterystyka biogeochemiczna gleb i roślin wybranych torfowisk subalpejskich ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem torfowiska u źródeł Úpy na Równi pod Śnieżką” · Karkonoski Park Narodowy z siedzibą w Jeleniej Górze · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-97ae-7315-8e1a-e686bca1e724/poland-research-services-kpn282026-charakterystyka-biogeochemiczna-gleb-i) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Evaluation of Five Pilot Projects Testing Exemptions from Provisions of the Local Government Act, the Property Tax Act, the General Practitioner Regulations, and Other Regulatory Frameworks · Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development · 14 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a35e-73b3-8bf4-7d33c32cf58b/norway-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-ev) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Zabezpečenie trvalých a analytických činností pre oblasť dopravy · Ministerstvo dopravy Slovenskej republiky · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ce90-72fd-b25d-99b3ee2e8b4b/slovakia-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services) [Research and development consultancy services – ATU wishes to establish a Panel of National Contact Point Experts across EU Member States to build capacity to incorporate EU Results-Based Payments Schemes in Public or Private Support Schemes. · Atlantic Technological University · 438 days left · 31 Dec 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ccf1-7050-b440-6554b4a1426f/ireland-austria-slovenia-research-and-development-consultancy-services-atu)