Conduct Methodological Reviews of third party Evidence Reviews for Australian Dietary Guidelines

NHMRC is seeking a Supplier(s) to assess the methodological quality of evidence evaluations (scoping and systematic reviews) commissioned to inform the revision of the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines (the Guidelines).

NHMRC is currently seeking Suppliers to conduct methodological review of up to four evidence evaluations (and associated technical reports) listed in Appendix C: Detailed statement of requirements. Suppliers who successfully tender for methodological review work in this current call may also be approached to undertake methodological review of additional evidence evaluations (if the Expert Committee requests these during 2025) or if additional systematic reviews are commissioned as a result of scoping reviews.

For both systematic and scoping reviews, the Supplier is to conduct methodological reviews and develop written reports on 1) the draft Research Protocols and 2) the draft Evidence Evaluation and Technical reports.

The Supplier must conduct separate methodological reviews of each evidence evaluation and provide a separate report for each evidence evaluation.

Deliverables for each methodological review are:

·Deliverable 1: a report detailing the results of methodological review of draft Research Protocols to provide NHMRC with assurance of the proposed methodology for the evidence evaluation of specified questions. Suppliers will be required to provide their draft report on draft Research Protocols within 10 Business Days of receiving the draft Research Protocols.

·Deliverable 2: a report detailing the results of methodological review of draft Evidence Evaluation reports and Technical reports. This should appraise the methodological quality of the evaluation, ensure the systematic and rigorous approach prescribed in the final NHMRC-approved Research Protocol is followed and to ensure that the interpretation and reporting of the evidence is transparent and complete. Suppliers will be required to provide their draft reports on draft Evidence Evaluation reports and Technical reports within 10 Business Days of receiving the draft for scoping reviews and within 15 Business Days of receiving the draft for systematics reviews.

Potential Suppliers should provide separate quotes for methodological reviews; one for methodological review of a systematic review and one for methodological review of a scoping review. Each methodological review will require both Deliverable 1 and 2. Potential Suppliers should also indicate how many reviews the Supplier has the capacity to undertake.

Potential Suppliers should provide enough detail in their quote to ensure NHMRC have a clear understanding of their offer. Unclear or contradictory statements may impact upon the assessment of the Response.

Further details regarding the requirement can be found in Appendix C: Detailed statement of requirements.