Update the Patient blood management guideline for adults with critical bleeding and associated specialist services
Tender Overview
About this tender
The National Blood Authoity is seeking responses from potential suppliers to: update the Patient blood management guideline for adults with critical bleeding (the Guideline), trialling a living a guideline approach. The purpose of the updated Guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations, reflecting current evidence and best practice. as required, assist with the developement of a variety of stakeholder communcation and engagement materials. upon request, the Potential Supplier is to evaluate the evidence base across Patient Blood Management Guidelines: Module 2 Perioperative, Module 3 Medical, Module 4 Critical Care, Module 5 Obstetrics and Maternity, and Module 6 Neonatal and Paediatrics; and the Guideline for the prophylactic use of Rh D immunoglobulin in pregnancy care. The updated Guideline will need to be developed in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Guidelines for Guidelines Handbook to meet NHMRC Standards, currently the 2016 NHMRC Standards for Guidelines available at www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelinesforguidelines/standards. The Guideline must be capable of being approved by the NHMRC. Other Instructions: Conditions for Participation: The Tenderer exists as a legal entity at the Closing Time. The Tenderer must not have had an adverse Court or Tribunal decision, not including decisions under appeal, for a breach of workplace relations law, work health and safety law, or workers compensation law and the Tenderer has not fully complied or is not fully complying with the order. The Tenderer, each proposed Subcontractor (if any) and the Tenderer’s Specified Personnel (including Specified Personnel from any proposed subcontractor(s)) must provide a completed Declaration of Interest form. Timeframe for Delivery: 1 November 2026 – 30 April 2029 Address for Lodgement: AusTender at www.tenders.gov.au in accordance with instructions in Request documentation Contact Details Patient Blood Management Email Address: guidelines@blood.gov.au
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