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NHSX Market Engagement Questionnaire for Digital Pharmacy, Optometry, Dentistry, Ambulance and Community (PODAC) - Ambulance Services

NHSX

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TenderUpdate

17 Dec 2021 at 11:33

Planning

24 Nov 2021 at 16:38

Summary of the contracting process

NHSX is currently conducting a Market Engagement Questionnaire for Digital Pharmacy, Optometry, Dentistry, Ambulance and Community (PODAC), specifically focusing on Ambulance Services. The procurement is classified under the category of software programming and consultancy services, centred in the UK. This planning stage exercise aims to gather information on market capabilities and inform the PODAC commercial strategy, with a deadline for responses set for 17:00 on 10th December 2021. Interested suppliers can access the details and the questionnaire through the Intend e-procurement system.

This engagement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital solutions, particularly those focused on software development, data management, and healthcare technology. Companies that can demonstrate capabilities in areas such as systems integration, artificial intelligence, and software consultancy would be well-suited to participate. Furthermore, this exercise is an opportunity for businesses to influence future procurement decisions, thereby enabling them to align their offerings with NHSX’s digital transformation goals within the ambulance sector.

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Notice Title

NHSX Market Engagement Questionnaire for Digital Pharmacy, Optometry, Dentistry, Ambulance and Community (PODAC) - Ambulance Services

Notice Description

NHSX are conducting market engagement with interested suppliers to investigate the current market capabilities to develop possible solutions to shape the digital technology solutions available to Ambulance services as part of NHSX's Digital Pharmacy, Optometry, Dentistry, Ambulance and Community (PODAC) programme. For clarity this Market Engagement exercise is for Ambulance services only. Other Market Engagement exercises for other areas of PODAC may or may not be undertaken. Interested suppliers are invited to complete a questionnaire that has been designed to develop an understanding of the current maturity of suppliers in the market and the ability to meet the digital PODAC capabilities. The questionnaire and further detail on the digital PODAC capabilities are available via the Intend e-procurement system. This engagement is an information gathering exercise only. It will help inform the PODAC commercial strategy and any possible future procurement process and is not a procurement exercise in itself.

Lot Information

Lot 1

In early 2019, NHSEI published the National Ambulance Digital Strategy which aimed, through "local delivery with national support" to: * Provide excellent patient care using resilient and high-quality digital services * Deliver digital services for patients and frontline operations * Become the gateway to the wider healthcare economy In 2021, NHSX carried out further engagement with ambulance stakeholders, which identified the following areas as the key digital priorities for the sector * accelerate the adoption of new technologies * improve the resilience and capability of the control room * support the transformation of the UEC pathway The project aims to understand the availability of solutions that can support NHSX to further digitise ambulance services by enabling ambulance services to more effectively connect with each other and with other healthcare providers right along the urgent and emergency care (UEC) pathway. This will, in turn, increase the transparency and access to services and enable better communications between clinical teams and services, ultimately improving patient experience and pathway performance. Interested suppliers are invited to complete a questionnaire that has been designed to develop an understanding of the current maturity of suppliers in the market and the ability to meet the PODAC capabilities listed below: * Support interfaces for data exchange between the new ambulance architecture and local Shared Care Record systems and other platforms in use along the UEC pathway. * Support innovation in referral and booking processes to allow seamless transfers of care both to hospital and to urgent community responders * Support transformation of the UEC pathway using connected systems and business intelligence, including live clinical data sharing for transfers of care, predictive modelling and decision support tools, including AI and on scene visualisation * Enrich the use of data in ambulance services to improve patient care, learning and improvement cycles * Support transformation of the use of ambulance service resources to create national surge capacity and other resilience features * Accelerate the deployment of new technologies in diagnostics, incident response, and clinical decision support Further information on these capabilities and the vision for PODAC are included in the presentation that is available via the in-tend portal. The National Commercial & Procurement Hub is conducting this market engagement on behalf of NHSX. The questionnaire and further detail on the PODAC capabilities are available via the Intend e-procurement system. Information gathered through this market engagement activity will help inform the PODAC commercial strategy and any possible future procurement process. This market engagement will not impact on participation in any procurement process. For the sake of clarity, respondents should note that their information will be held as commercial in confidence and solely used for the purpose of strategy formation. Should you wish to participate in this exercise please register through the Intend e-procurement system (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home) for further instructions. If you require any further assistance, please contact commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net. The deadline for completing the questionnaire is 17.00 on 10th December 2021. Additional information: For the avoidance of doubt, 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 commissioner(s) to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. NHSX will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f9cd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031580-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

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

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72230000 - Custom software development services

72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2022Expired
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
NHSX
Contact Name
Garry Mitchell
Contact Email
commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7786275627

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
Not specified

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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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