Open tenders / Architecture, engineering & surveying
Open tender · Notice 104535-2026
Independent Learning Responses
- Value
- £20m
- Closes
- 16 Dec 2026 (38 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 9
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2029
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
East of England NHS collaborative Procurement Hub wants suppliers for a framework (a list of approved suppliers the NHS can call on) for independent investigations and learning reviews of patient safety incidents, used by NHS England teams and other NHS commissioners across the UK. It runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029 with an estimated value of £20,000,000; a place on it is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work.
Good fit for: Independent healthcare investigation, patient safety or quality governance consultancies, and individual specialists such as clinical experts or patient/family liaison professionals.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
This procurement is required to modernise and strengthen the independent investigations supply market, to align with national expectations for learning responses. The proposed framework will be used by NHS England independent investigation teams, national commissioning teams and other authorised NHS commissioners who require independent, system‑based investigations or assurance/learning reviews. The framework will be divided into Lots: Lot 1. Specialist Advisor Role Including: Lot 1a: Investigation Lead Lot 1b: Specialist Clinical / Subject Matter Expert Lot 1c: Systems Based Learning Response Expert Advisor Lot 1d: Patient/Family Liaison Lot 2: Quality Governance Review Lot 3: Systems Based Learning Response (including patient safety incident investigation) Lot 4: Thematic Review Lot 5: Pathway/Service Review Lot 6: Safety/Action Review
Getting the documents
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (linked from the notice).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 4 Nov 2026.
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