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National Registry for Robotically Assisted Surgery

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The contract for the Robotically Assisted Surgery Registry will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England, for a period of 3 years, at a maximum total budget of up to £1,050,000 GBP excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit will be rejected. There is potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years. This extension period, if decided, will be invoked under one of the below options 1)A funded extension at a pro rata cost of the first 3 years 2)The successful bidder, working with the Authority to develop a self-sustaining funding model for the continuation of the registry Please note that the Authority cannot guarantee that an extension will be granted. The maximum budget 'core' value is £1,050,000 excluding VAT. This excludes the potential two-year extension and aspirational intent which will be included in the service specification at point of tender. The role of a national registry is to provide 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. Outcomes 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. This registry is expected to: Provide information to improve patient safety and outcomes by tracking short- and long-term results of robotic-assisted surgery, evaluate effectiveness and value of robotic-assisted surgery compared with conventional techniques, support standardisation of practice and identify variation in surgical outcomes across hospitals and surgeons, provide evidence to inform clinical guidelines, commissioning, and regulatory decisions and facilitate research and innovation in robotic surgical technologies and techniques. National registries are expected to: a.Develop a robust, high-quality registry designed around key quality metrics as laid out in NICE EVA b.Achieve, articulate and maintain close alignment with relevant NICE national guidance and quality standards throughout the establishment of the registry, as appropriate c.Enable the provision of timely, high-quality data that compares providers of healthcare, and comprises an integrated mixture of named Trust or Health board, Integrated Care System (ICS), commissioner, multidisciplinary team (MDT), possibly consultant or clinical team level and other levels of reporting d.Engage patients, carers and the public in a meaningful way, achieving a strong patient voice which informs and contributes to the design, functioning, outputs and direction of the registry e.Consider the value and feasibility of linking data at an individual patient level to other relevant national datasets either from the outset or in the future, and plan for these linkages from the inception of the contract f.Ensure robust methodological and statistical input at all stages of the audit g.Identify from the outset the full range of audiences for any reports and other registry outputs, and plan and tailor them accordingly h.Provide results in a timely, accessible and meaningful manner minimising the reporting delay and providing continual access to each stakeholder for their own data i.Utilise strong and effective project and programme management to deliver outputs on time and within budget j.Develop and maintain strong engagement with local clinicians, networks, commissioners, patients and their families and carers and charity and community support groups in order to drive improvements in services Further details of NICE Early Value Assessment (EVA) process and methods can be found at: https://www.nice.org.uk/what-nice-does/our-guidance/about-medical-technologies-guidance/early-value-assessment-eva-for-medtech For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./J3EC5N6DAH To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J3EC5N6DAH

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
HQIP NCA - 993938015
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
2 Mar 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073406-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Nov 2025, 10:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Dec 2025, 23:59
Description
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to engage with the market on the commissioning of a Robotically Assisted Surgery Registry The Authority is looking to deliver on the requirements of both NHS England priorities and the NICE Early Value Assessment (EVA) requirements. Further details of NICE Early Value Assessment (EVA) process and methods can be found at: https://www.nice.org.uk/what-nice-does/our-guidance/about-medical-technologies-guidance/early-value-assessment-eva-for-medtech HQIP will be looking to hold a pre-market engagement session with potential suppliers on Monday 8th December 2025 10.00am – 11.55am Also in attendance will be system partners and service specialists including charities. The aim of the pre market engagement session is for interested parties to hear and contribute to discussions with system experts and patient groups that will feed in to HQIP’s final decisions on the scope of the audit during this next contract period, and the anticipated outcomes over the 3-5 years of the audit. At this point, the Authority is planning to run this procurement under an open tender. The proposed dates (subject to change solely at the Authorities discretion) are as follows: - Premarket Engagement session: 8th December 2025 - Publication of tender opportunity: March 2026 - Evaluation of submitted bids: April – May 2026 - Award: May – June 2026 - Contract start: 1st October 2026 Whilst the Authority intends to stick to the timeline, it may deviate away from it at any time. The expected value of the contract will be subject to increase under aspirational intent measures which will be defined in the service specification at point of tender. This aspirational intent will cover the value range and mechanisms for invoking each element of it. If you would like to join this pre market engagement event, please email procurement@hqip.org.uk stating your name, position and organisation by close of business Wednesday 3rd December 2025 with ' Robotically Assisted Surgery Registry Pre Market Engagement Event' as the subject line.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVVQ-6113-CJWD
Name
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1V 2NX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
128 City Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PVVQ-6113-CJWD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI43 · EC1V 2NX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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