Planning

Child Health Information Services (CHIS) - Surrey and Thames Valley

NHS ENGLAND

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Planning

11 Mar 2021 at 11:24

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England is initiating a procurement process for Child Health Information Services (CHIS) in the Surrey and Thames Valley region, with a planned commencement date of 1st April 2022. The procurement falls under the health and social work services category and will be conducted under the "Light Touch Regime" in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This opportunity consists of one or more contracts with an estimated total value of approximately £3,800,000 per annum, potentially extending over a total of eight years. Interested providers are encouraged to respond to a market engagement questionnaire by 31st March 2021 to influence the procurement process, which is set to be published in April or May 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those specialising in health information systems and the management of child health records. Companies capable of providing comprehensive IT solutions, administrative support for health records, and a focus on child health services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Participation in this procurement can enable businesses to expand their operations, enhance service delivery in local communities, and contribute to public health initiatives affecting a substantial population across Surrey and Thames Valley.

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Notice Title

Child Health Information Services (CHIS) - Surrey and Thames Valley

Notice Description

NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) South East region (the Authority) is seeking to procure one or more contracts for Child Health information Services (CHIS) under NHS Standard Contracts from 1st April 2022. This is a Prior Information Notice to notify potential providers of the upcoming procurement and to invite interested providers to participate in pre-procurement market engagement by responding to a market engagement questionnaire - the results of which are to be used in the final design of the procurement and the Services. It is expected that the contract/s will be for an initial period of 5 years with the opportunity to extend for up to 3 further years at the discretion of the Authority (total 8 years). The estimated total contract value is approximately PS3,800,000 per annum across the population of 848,263. The contract value shown is the indicative 8-year value (including CQUIN but excluding VAT). The lotting strategy and structure is not yet confirmed and providers are encouraged to respond to the market engagement questionnaire to provide feedback on the options available. The primary function of the CHIS is to provide a comprehensive local record of a child's health status as measured against the requirements of the public health programmes (screening, immunisation and other health protection or health improvement interventions including the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 years and 364 days for all children, or 0-25 years and 364 days for children and young people with additional needs, including special educational needs and disability) and of their community-based healthcare. The CHIS service is commissioned to include all children who are: * Registered with a General Practice in the area * Resident in the specified area whether registered with a general practice or not * Educated in the specified area CHIS comprises of three core elements: * an IT system - the Child Health Information (IT) System used by the Provider to capture and record clinical activity * a Child Health Records Department (CHRD) - a workforce that supports, maintains and administers the IT system, providing data validation, failsafe and reporting functions * a parent-held Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) - otherwise known as the 'Red Book'. Contract values shown in this notice are indicative values only (based on the current annual values, including CQUIN but excluding VAT). It is currently envisaged that the procurement will be published in April/May 2021. There is a possibility that CHIS place(s) of performance may merge and will be determined at the time of publication / or during the term of the contract. The Authority is inviting interested providers to register their interest in the future contract opportunity/ies by expressing their interested in the project on the ProContract (Proactis) tender portal via the link provided. Once registered, providers will be able to access the project messaging area where they can find a suite of Market Engagement materials, including a Market Engagement Questionnaire. The Authority requests interested providers to consider the questionnaire and to provide a completed questionnaire response no later than 12noon on 31st March 2021. The Authority intends to use the information provided by interested providers in the design of the procurement process, the lotting strategy and structure and in the finalisation of the specification and associated documents ahead of the tender stage. Interested providers can access the documentation via the portal and are invited to use the portal messaging facility to: (a) ask clarification questions as required for the Authority's consideration during this pre-procurement market engagement phase and, (b) for their final submission.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Population breakdown (estimated) CCG(s) Population (est) NHS Surrey CCGs 290,846 NHS Berkshire CCGs 249,029 NHS Buckinghamshire CCG 135,650 NHS Oxfordshire CCG 172,738

Renewal: It is expected that the contract/s will be for an initial period of 5 years with the opportunity to extend for up to 3 further years at the discretion of the Authority (total 8 years).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029aaf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004926-2021
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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,400,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£30,400,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 Mar 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 ENGLAND
Contact Name
Mrs Ros Clarke
Contact Email
nelcsu.procurementnorthants@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, TLJ25 West Surrey, TLJ26 East Surrey

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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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