Planning

Your Digital Start for Life

NHS ENGLAND

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Planning

15 Jul 2022 at 12:07

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England is initiating a procurement process titled "Your Digital Start for Life," focusing on the digital products industry. This procurement, currently in the planning stage, involves 3 to 5 contracts aimed at improving interactions between families and early years child health services. The engagement end date is set for 31 August 2022, and potential suppliers are encouraged to review the market engagement notice published on 15 July 2022. The estimated value of the contracts is £10 million, with suppliers required to join the LPP Health and Social Care Apps DPS to be eligible to bid.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for SMEs and voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations specialising in digital application development. Businesses that offer innovative applications designed for health services, particularly those aimed at supporting parents and caregivers, would be well-positioned to participate. Suppliers looking to engage should ensure that their applications are ready for the ORCHA baseline review to qualify for the Digital Partnership Scheme (DPS) and should reach out to NHS England for further guidance on the procurement process.

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Notice Title

Your Digital Start for Life

Notice Description

NHS England is issuing early notification to market suppliers about a procurement exercise re: 3 - 5 x contracts for digital products (applications) that provide key parent and carer facing features intended to enhance interactions between families and early years child health services. The proposed commercial model is for NHS England to call-off contracts via the LPP Health and Social Care Apps DPS Section 1.8 (see https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/ for details of how to apply to the DPS. Interested suppliers should contact the procurement lead via email (england.commercialqueries@nhs.net) for further information regarding proposed approach. Suppliers interested in bidding for the contracts will need to be on-boarded to the DPS. In order to be admitted onto the DPS, suppliers must have a developed app, which will need to be accredited by the ORCHA baseline review.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d62bd702-95e2-4f36-b8e7-9c76182f49a6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/624af6a3-c014-4481-a9e6-188921a518cb
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72416000 - Application service providers

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 2022Expired
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
Commercial Queries
Contact Email
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Contact Phone
44 7702406206

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
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
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Further Information

Notice Documents

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