Evaluation of the Child Death Review Pilot Project in Wales

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The primary aim of this contract is to evaluate the Child Death Review Pilot Project in Wales, with specific focus on its effectiveness in establishing national reviews of child deaths with the aim of identifying preventable factors that can lead to improved safeguarding of children in Wales, and in setting in a place a system to identify child deaths in Wales on a thematic basis. The contract is expected to run for 8 months between May and December 2011. In May 2008, the Minister for Health and Social Services agreed that the National Public Health Service for Wales (now Public Health Wales) be commissioned to establish a pilot study to inform the development of Child Death Reviews in Wales. The National Child Death Review pilot project started in July 2009.The aims of the pilot project are:•To collect, analyse and review information about child deaths (0 to <18 years) in Wales with a view to identifying common and preventable factors;•To develop partnerships between organisations involved in the reporting and investigation of the death of a child, and with members of the public; and •To lead to improved ways of safeguarding children’s health and wellbeing and better allocation of resources to safeguard children.The project has reviewed cases on a thematic basis to enable lessons to be learnt from groups of child deaths, including suicides, sudden infant death where co-sleeping was a factor, deaths caused by quad bikes and asthma death.In December 2010, the Minister for Health and Social Services agreed to the continuation of the National Child Death Review in 2011-12. The work in 2011-12 will continue to focus on thematic reviews based on data to depict what is happening across Wales. For further information of the Child Death Review Pilot Project can be found at: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/44351.The awarding Authority reserves the right to request parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability.Payment terms will be indicated in the contract documents. Tenders to be priced in Sterling. Payment made in Sterling only.No special legal form required but joint and several liability assumed by all group bidders before acceptance.The Authority reserves the right to consider variant bids.The Authority reserves the right to split the requirement into lots.The Welsh Assembly Government, on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, will be conducting this procurement exercise through the etenderwales portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk. Tender documents and other information must be downloaded from and returned through this portal. If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution helpdesk is available on:Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Phone: 0800 3684850 / Fax: 020 7060 0480Full information in accessing the portal is found in Section VI.3.