Planning

Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) System

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP

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Planning

03 Feb 2021 at 09:16

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is looking to engage the market for an Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) System, as part of their procurement process. The procurement is currently in the planning stage with a focus on information systems or technology planning services. Suppliers are invited to submit expressions of interest for a system applicable to various hospital sites including the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough. A supplier day is scheduled to take place on either 26th February or 1st March 2021 for interested parties to explore options, with a future notice date set for 1st May 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for technology firms that specialise in healthcare solutions, particularly those with expertise in interoperable electronic systems. Businesses with capabilities in developing systems that enhance digital maturity for healthcare organisations will be well-positioned to compete. This is a chance for suppliers to contribute to improvements in patient safety and service delivery within the NHS, particularly in transitioning from paper-based processes to efficient digital solutions.

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Notice Title

Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) System

Notice Description

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are issuing this PIN to engage with the market to understand options available for a Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) System.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Health Board are seeking expressions of interest from suppliers for a ePMA system within all inpatient wards (excluding intensive care) and outpatient clinics (excluding haematology prescriptions on chemocare) at its hospital sites: University Hospital of Wales, University Hospital Llandough and Hafan Y Coed Mental Health Unit. Inpatient prescribing and medicines administration records are currently paper-based. Good prescribing practice, decision-support and formulary management are supported using local web-based systems which have been developed over recent years. Our strategy within CAVUHB is to rapidly improve our digital maturity thereby making better and more use of data to enhance service delivery and patient safety. We are actively working to interoperate, link, share and exchange information without having to 'integrate' applications across all our settings including primary, secondary, community care and mental health. The Health Board wish to replace the use of all handwritten drug charts with an ePMA system. The Health Board does not yet have an electronic patient record (EPR) system, however, we are planning to create one using a combination of Build and Best of Breed. The Health Board are seeking a system which will be interoperable with current electronic systems used within the UHB, which are: - Patient management system (PMS) - a patient administration system used in most inpatient areas - PARIS - an electronic patient record system working across the integrated health and social care system, including patient management of inpatient mental health services. - Electronic prescribing of chemotherapy (Child Health and Clinical Haematology). This will remain in place following implementation of an ePMA system and as such is out of scope of this project. - WellSky pharmacy dispensary system - Inform online formulary - the local formulary database - WOREQ - ward stock medicines ordering system - All-Wales Intensive Care Information System (WICIS) by ASCOM. - Medicines transcribing and electronic discharge (MTeD) via Welsh Clinical Portal (WCP) across all specialities (except Mental Health) which interfaces with GP and community pharmacy systems to support safe medicines reconciliation on admission and effective discharge communication. - An outpatients prescription generating platform (COPPS). To understand the systems available within the market, the Health Board wishes to hold a supplier day on either Friday the 26th February or Monday the 1st March for the Project team to engage with the market to understand the solutions available. Should you wish to attend, you will need to email Emma Lane, Procurement Business Manager on emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk and you will be provided a timeslot. Please ensure you provide the following information; - Full Company name and address - Main and Secondary Contact name and title - Main and Secondary Contact mobile and office number - Main and Secondary Contact email and office base addresses - What your company could offer in relation to this project Please note that C&V reserve the right to include any other Health Board / Trust that could potentially be included in this Procurement on an All Wales basis.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-028f9b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002117-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Apr 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 02921836450

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF14 4HH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Heath
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

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