Planning

Digital Services for Integrated Care Suite of Frameworks

NHS ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Planning

02 Jun 2023 at 12:23

Planning

02 Jun 2023 at 08:25

Planning

02 Jun 2023 at 08:14

Planning

01 Jun 2023 at 16:22

Planning

01 Jun 2023 at 16:12

Summary of the contracting process

The National Health Service (NHS) England is planning to initiate a tender process for the procurement of "Digital Services for Integrated Care Suite of Frameworks" in the medical software package category. The engagement end date is set for June 16, 2023. This procurement opportunity aims to provide foundation Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solutions and associated capabilities for primary care IT. The estimated value of the contract is £975,800,000 excluding VAT. The services will cater to General Practice, broader Primary Care, multi-disciplinary settings, GP systems, digital services, and more.

This tender presents a significant business growth opportunity for organisations specialising in medical software packages, information systems, data services, and IT services consulting. SMEs with expertise in healthcare technology and software development are well-suited to compete in this tender. Interested parties are advised to express their interest by accessing the Atamis e-procurement portal and searching for the Atamis reference number C176863. The tender process is currently in the planning stage, offering potential for industry-specific businesses to contribute to enhancing healthcare services.

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Notice Title

Digital Services for Integrated Care Suite of Frameworks

Notice Description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise the market of forthcoming opportunities from NHS England's Digital Services for Integrated Care Programme, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care for the provision of foundation Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solutions and associated capabilities, for primary care IT. These solutions will be reflective of healthcare professionals' needs, as shared with NHS England through detailed research and user engagement. They will augment those solutions in development or already assured for marketing on the Digital Care Services Catalogue via two other active Frameworks: the Tech Innovation Framework and the Digital First Online Consultation and Video Consultation Framework and the former GP IT Futures Framework. The Programme proposes to introduce additional standards and solution capability requirements in order to deliver the proposed opportunities; and will engage the market on its proposal, along with details of how solutions could be assured, procured and consumed. Interested parties are asked to complete the Expression of Interest (EoI) that can be found via the Supplier Documents in Atamis. The Authority intends to respond to EoIs according to the level of interest in market engagement, and the quality and content of the EoI submission. The services provided under the new Digital Services for Integrated Care suite of Frameworks will cover the following: * Provision of applications to meet the business requirements of General Practice and broader Primary Care which includes: o Patient Record Systems for multi-disciplinary settings o GP Systems: designed around the operation of a typical general practice and a Detained Estate setting o Digital Services: integrating into the clinical desktop, such as document management, clinical decision support, e-Consultation, voice recognition, mobile solutions o Enhanced Triage: Digital Pathways: presenting an online consultation capability to a patient, enabling them to make appointments, submit information or undertake scheduled interactions with practice services, linking to capabilities such as referral management, clinical decision support, video, telehealth; and cross-organisational workflow, task management and appointment booking. o Digital Support Services: supporting integrated service delivery and access to clinical information, and Core electronic record and patient management systems for general practice o Patient Facing Services: which are referred or dispensed as part of the Primary Care chain of care. o Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework Services o Digital Vaccination Services Call off contracts awarded through the frameworks will provide services to: * GPs, GP federations and networks, primary care homes, multi-speciality community providers, other integrated care organisations, integrated care systems and other purchases of primary care-based systems. Estimated Value PS975,800,000 Excluding VAT Additional information: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Interested organisations are requested to express their interest in the services by visiting the Atamis e-procurement portal linked to above and searching for Atamis Reference number C176863. Once registered on Atamis, organisations will be directed to published material both on Atamis and an external Confluence site. This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested parties should note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which the commissioners will consider in due course.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-58bbdd95-26b9-4fbc-8023-c22f70173bb0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/460703bc-9dcb-4f7d-b537-31afe3f08eaa
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48180000 - Medical software package

48311000 - Document management software package

48810000 - Information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72263000 - Software implementation services

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Jun 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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