National Early Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases Audit

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd (HQIP) is seeking a provider to deliver the National Early Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases Audit, initially covering NHS-funded care in England and Wales and publicly funded care in Jersey.

The national clinical audit will support healthcare quality improvement by benchmarking the organisation, delivery and outcomes of care against relevant national guidance and standards, including NICE Quality Standard QS33 for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults and QS214 for Rare Diseases.

Key requirements include continuous prospective clinical audit, near real-time interactive reporting, annual national reporting, benchmarking and outlier identification, patient and public involvement, quality improvement support and the incorporation of validated Patient Reported Outcome Measures.

The provider will also be required to develop and maintain a minimum viable paediatric inflammatory arthritis pathway, with an initial focus on areas including referral, diagnosis and treatment timelines. Future development is expected to take account of updated GIRFT Paediatric Inflammatory Arthritis Pathway guidance.

Contract Information

Buyer: Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd
Deadline: 2 November 2026, 12:00pm
Enquiry Deadline: 19 October 2026, 12:00pm
Contract Value: Core three-year budget up to £778,316 excluding VAT (£933,979.20 including VAT). Overall ceiling, including potential extensions and aspirational measures, up to £6,417,788 excluding VAT (£7,701,346 including VAT).
Delivery Length: 1 October 2027 to 30 September 2030, with a possible extension to 30 September 2032
Tender Link: Delta eSourcing – access code G355Y3Y9WC

The additional aspirational requirements are not guaranteed and may be introduced fully, partially or not at all, subject to need and available funding. Potential areas include additional audits, new data collection and operational models, enhanced data linkages, expansion of CYP pathway metrics and further quality improvement initiatives.

Evaluation Criteria

Quality and related criteria account for 95% of the evaluation, with 5% allocated to cost.

The largest individual weightings are:

• Stimulating Healthcare Quality Improvement – 16%
• Data Acquisition Strategy and Burden – 12%
• Data Quality and Analysis – 12%
• Engaging and Involving Patients, Carers and the Public – 10%
• Programme Governance and Delivery Plan – 10%
• Uses of the Data – 9%

Further scoring covers healthcare provider engagement, social value, leadership, information governance and risk management.

The opportunity provides a significant long-term national audit contract for organisations with expertise in clinical audit, healthcare data, benchmarking, stakeholder engagement and quality improvement.

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