NQB Effective Safe Staffing Evidence Reviews - LOT 2
Evidence reviews to be carried out on behalf of the National Quality Board Effective Staffing programme. The programme is tasked with rewriting the eight existing safe staffing resources and writing up to four new safe staffing resources. Each resource is supported by an evidence/literature review whereby all relevant academic papers, studies and evidence are reviewed and a report created to be published alongside the completed resources.
Buyer
NHS England
Value
£95,000
Published
8 Dec 2025
Closes
12 Jan 2026
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
Lambeth
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
31 Mar 2026
Contract ends
31 Jul 2026
CPV classifications
85100000
Health services
Lots
Lot 1 The Children & Young People’s Critical Care Services
£19,000
This evidence review will be to support safe staffing in Children and Young People’s Critical Care Services in NHS hospitals. The scope includes both intensive and high dependency care delivered within discrete locations such as Intensive Care Units (ICU), High Dependency Units (HDU) or combined/co-located units. The guidance will focus on critical care serv...
Lot 2 The Community & District Nursing Services
£19,000
This evidence review will be to support safe staffing in NHS community services and will consider clinical establishment setting, approval and deployment from the team leader of the community service to the board of directors. Community health teams support people with complex health and care needs to live independently for as long as possible. Services are...
Lot 3 Operating Theatres
£19,000
This evidence review will be to support safe staffing in Operating Theatres in NHS hospitals in England, including surgical perioperative and postoperative services. It will consider clinical establishment setting, approval and deployment from the multidisciplinary team across surgical and perioperative pathways.
Lot 4 Children & Young People’s Community Services
£19,000
This evidence review will be to support safe staffing in NHS children and young people’s (CYP) community services and will consider clinical establishment setting, approval and deployment from the team leader of the community service to the board of directors. CYP Community health teams support young people with complex health and care needs to live independ...
Lot 5 Neonatal Services
£19,000
This evidence review will be to support safe staffing in NHS neonatal services over the whole pathway of care for newborn babies, ranging from intensive care through to community outreach. Scope includes wherever neonates may also be cared for – i.e. in infant and children’s wards areas in specialist children’s hospitals or district general hospitals.
Documents
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8 Dec 2025
Tender notice on Find a Tender
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Contract details notice on Find a Tender
23 Sept 2026
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Contract notice · UK7 · Web page
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
23 Sept 2026
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Contract notice · UK7 · Web page
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
23 Sept 2026
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Contract notice · UK7 · Web page
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