Tender

Provision of a Chemotherapy ePrescribing System and Support Services

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

29 Oct 2021 at 15:20

Planning

29 May 2021 at 22:38

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeking to procure a Chemotherapy ePrescribing System and Support Services valued at £1,900,000. This initiative is classified under pharmacy services and aims to support multiple NHS Trusts in North West London, including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. Currently in the active tender stage, the submission deadline is set for 29 November 2021, with a potential contract duration of five years, extendable at the authority's discretion. The procurement method employed is an open procedure.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare IT solutions, particularly those with expertise in electronic prescribing systems and software integration within NHS frameworks. Companies capable of providing a solution that interfaces with existing IT infrastructures to ensure compliance with national reporting standards and enhances clinical functions would be well-suited to engage. Furthermore, businesses familiar with the delivery of IT services that can scale over the contract period will find this opportunity particularly advantageous for growth.

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Notice Title

Provision of a Chemotherapy ePrescribing System and Support Services

Notice Description

Provision of a Chemotherapy ePrescribing System and Support Services for and on behalf of (1) Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, (2) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, (3) London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and (4) The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lot Information

Lot 1

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, acting as lead Authority for (1) Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, (2) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, (3) London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and (4) The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, requires a single, specialist Chemotherapy Electronic Prescribing System for cancer services for use across the North West London (NWL) Integrated Care System (ICS).The solution needs to have the capability of interfacing with numerous IT systems within each participating Trust to provide both clinical and administrative functions, with the ability to support services that are located across multiple sites, both in acute and community/outpatient settings.The supplier will be contracted for the supply and maintenance of a Chemotherapy Electronic Prescribing System which must include Haemato-oncology, Solid Tumours and Paediatric Oncology.The successful solution must provide the following key functionality: 1. Provision of specialist chemotherapy e-Prescribing providing a complete end-to-end chemotherapy prescribing solution including predefined regimens, prescribing, scheduling, dispensing, through to chemotherapy administration and reporting. 2. The ability to integrate with other software solutions both internal and external to the participating NWL ICS Trusts. In particular, with the increasing integration of cytotoxic treatment and radiotherapy, integrate with radiotherapy treatment and verification systems to support chemo-radiation regimens. The integration must be capable of two-way communication with other Trust solutions ensuring critical clinical information is shared. 3. The ability to accommodate all of the participating NWL ICS Trust's cancer patients for the duration of the contract including any possible future service expansion requirements. Automatic dose calculations, allergy & sensitivity alerting, decision support linked to pathology & toxicity, drug-to-drug interaction support, and bar-coded wristband & drug scanning. 4. Enable the participating NWL ICS Trusts to analyse and audit all clinical processes of all participating Trusts chemotherapy prescribing activities and be fully compliant with all national reporting requirements including SACT (NHS Standards - Appendix 2) 5. The successful solution must provide integration capability to integrate with each participating NWL ICS Trusts pre-defined application currently in use, as part of in-flight projects and new projects. The main term of the contract shall be 5 years with the option, at the Authority's sole discretion, for 2 + 2 + 1 year contract extensions.

Renewal: Provision to extend the contract, at the Authority's sole discretion, for a further 2 x 2 x 1 year periods. The minimum contract term, subject to termination options, shall be 5 years and maximum contract duration shall therefore be 10 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b6c1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027231-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

85149000 - Pharmacy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,900,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,900,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
28 May 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Contact Name
Lee Matthews
Contact Email
lee.matthews2@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W2 1NY
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Hyde Park
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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