Health and social work services

Tender description

Contract is to purchase a system to support the evaluation of screeners for the early detection and treatment for infections such as HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in pregnancy in order to significantly reduce the risk of vertical transmission of infection from the mother to the child. The Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) programme, part of Public Health England, and has responsibility for implementing this policy in the NHS. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommends systematic population screening in pregnancy for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. This is to enable early detection and treatment for infections in pregnancy in order to significantly reduce the risk of vertical transmission of infection from the mother to the child. The Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) programme, part of Public Health England, and has responsibility for implementing this policy in the NHS. The broad potential health outcomes of the IDPS Programme are safeguarding the health of women identified with these conditions in pregnancy, preventing new infant infections and protecting the health of newly infected infants. Over the life of the contract, the provider will manage the integrated screening outcomes surveillance service to collect, analyse and report obstetric and paediatric data on HIV, syphillis and hepatitis B in pregnant women and children in order to assess the key outcomes of the IDPS Programme and its impact on: — prevention of vertically-acquired HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis, — protecting the health of women with HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis during and after pregnancy, — protecting the health of infants newly infected with HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis.