Continuous Improvement Diagnostics

Tender description

You must refer to the attached draft Specification for full information, for example, locations of work and contract period. Note that this Specification is subject to change prior to invitations to tender being issued, for example commencement date of the contract may change. Objective The objective of this independent CI diagnostic is to make recommendations to NHSBT covering the organisation’s future CI Framework (including training, methodology, structure) and the capability required to support that framework and directorate strategy. Specific areas that need to be included in these diagnostics include: current CI capability; directorate CI strategies; NHSBT CI framework and the future CI provision and structure. This diagnostic will be done in collaboration with all directorates and CI teams. Service The service required by NHSBT is expected to cover the following areas by meeting with each directorate lead: a) Assessing current capability and capacity across each directorate and corporately b) Understanding individual directorate strategies and how best to apply CI / Lean to specific directorate requirements c) Assessment of Framework and methodology to be used in NHSBT with recommendations on future application d) Recommendation on embedded capability vs. corporate capability including remit, skill set and where capably should reside e) A draft report of findings f) A final report including all of the above.