Tender

NHS England - Dynamic Purchasing System for Online Consultation Systems in England

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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29 Nov 2017 at 11:01

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28 Nov 2017 at 17:13

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28 Nov 2017 at 17:11

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28 Nov 2017 at 17:03

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England is initiating a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Online Consultation Systems throughout England. This procurement process is spearheaded by the NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, targeting the healthcare services industry. The procurement period is set to conclude on 29 December 2017, with the resultant contract expected to commence on 15 January 2018 and extend until 31 March 2020. This opportunity has a significant budget of £45 million, part of the NHS General Practice Forward View, which aims to enhance access to consultations and optimise clinician engagement.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for technology firms specializing in healthcare consultation systems. Businesses that offer innovative software solutions for patient engagement, online consultation platforms, and systems that integrate seamlessly with healthcare providers will find this procurement particularly suitable. Furthermore, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, given the emphasis on cost-effective solutions within the public sector framework, allowing them to compete alongside larger firms in a collaborative ecosystem.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS England - Dynamic Purchasing System for Online Consultation Systems in England

Notice Description

NHS England is using technology to empower patients and make it easier for clinicians to deliver high quality care and enabling patients to seamlessly navigate the service as part of its digital transformation strategy. The Online Consultation programme is a contribution towards this ambition. As part of the NHS General Practice Forward View, a PS45 million fund has been created to contribute towards the costs for practices to purchase online consultation systems, improving access and making best use of clinicians' time. This funding is part of the General Practice Development Programme; building capacity for improvement through free training, spreading innovations from around the country using the 10 High Impact Actions and funding for new ways of working. The NHS General Practice Forward View envisaged a future for the procurement of primary care digital services based on national and regionally negotiated buying frameworks. It also signalled an intention to establish a national procurement vehicle for the cost-effective purchase of online consultation tools and an investment of PS45m to contribute towards the costs for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), General Practices and General Practice affiliations to purchase Online Consultation systems in primary care. As such, NHS England's National Commercial and Procurement Hub are seeking to establish a national Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the procurement of online consultation systems. This DPS, once established, will allow NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), and other identified contracting authorities, to procure online consultation systems on a regional/local basis. Interested organisations should express an interest and download any associated documentation via the InTend e-procurement system which can be accessed via the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home Additional information: The overarching technical specification upon which the Dynamic Purchasing System is established will be subject to change throughout the lifetime of the Dynamic Purchasing System in order to achieve alignment with national standards as they evolve. The scope of the Dynamic Purchasing System may be subject to variation throughout its lifetime in order to incorporate Online Consultation Systems which span across care settings (including secondary and urgent care). This may be by way of the addition of lots or otherwise. Any such change will be subject to full approval and economic operators will be notified of any such planned changes. NHS England will be seeking to integrate this Online Consultation System DPS into the ACS and STP Development Partner Framework when it is refreshed next year. NHS England will discuss this with suppliers who qualify under the Online Consultation System DPS and will be seeking to ensure that integration will be undertaken at minimal burden to these suppliers. It is envisaged that this Dynamic Purchasing System, once established, will be used by the following publicsector bodies in England as described below. The public sector bodies to whom the use of this Dynamic Purchasing System will be open include: (1) All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to (i) acute trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx); (ii) health and care trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx); (iii) mental health trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx); (iv) clinical commissioning groups (a list of which can be found at https://www.england.nhs.uk/ccg-details/); (v) ambulance trusts (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx); (vi) area teams (a list of which can be found at http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx); (vii) special health authorities (http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx); (viii) NHS England (2) All local authorities (a list of which can be found at http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/Start.do?mode=1).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3886b731-a63f-4fd9-8ee5-cfe99ff6a100
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4422398e-bc5f-46d5-b934-cf61b5aaa27d
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£45,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Dec 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Jan 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UE
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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