Blood Culture pathway- Health economic analysis
NHS England · up to £72,000
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What the buyer wants
NHS England seeks a supplier to develop and update an economic model using real world data to assess clinical and financial impacts of improving blood culture practices in England, supporting future national guidance and reducing antimicrobial resistance.
o create an economic model with real world data (RWD) to estimate the clinical and financial impacts of improving the pre-analytical phase of the blood culture practices in England. This will be used to inform future national guidance on specific diagnostics and care pathways for detecting infection and reducing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
Key objectives of this project
To update the model with English RWD wherever possible.
To validate the model inputs, assumptions and results with subject matter experts (SMEs).
To update the report accordingly.
To include additional levels of detail within the model, to more accurately capture the resource use, costs and benefits of optimising the blood culture pathway.
To conduct additional analyses in the existing model, addressing other challenges.
To design and develop a flexible interface for users inputting their own data and generate trust-specific outcomes and business cases.
To develop the report into a manuscript.
To submit the manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal (+/- submission to a pre-print journal) and provide peer-reviewed, referenceable evidence.
Strategic rationale
This aims to support the necessary changes in the blood culture pathway to save lives and improve patient outcomes from sepsis.
How Tenderoo reads it
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Health services
- Social research services
What you will need to show
- Provide economic modelling and analysis — Supplier must create and update an economic model using English real world data to estimate clinical and financial impacts of blood culture pathway improvements, validate inputs with experts, and develop reports and manuscripts.
- Engage subject matter experts for validation — Supplier must validate model inputs, assumptions, and results with subject matter experts and update reports accordingly.
- Develop flexible user interface — Supplier must design and develop a flexible interface allowing users to input their own data and generate trust-specific outcomes and business cases.
- Produce peer-reviewed manuscript — Supplier must develop the report into a manuscript and submit it to a peer-reviewed journal, providing referenceable evidence.
Lots
- Lot 1 (up to £72,000)
Key facts
- Buyer: NHS England
- Estimated value: up to £72,000
- Deadline was: 5 October 2026
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 17 September 2026
- CPV: 85100000, 79315000
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