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Medical Workforce Electronic Systems

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

11 Dec 2024 at 13:55

Tender

18 Mar 2024 at 16:22

Award

25 May 2022 at 07:53

Tender

06 Apr 2022 at 10:45

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, has initiated an open procedure for the procurement of a Medical Workforce Electronic System. This service contract falls under the information systems or technology planning services category. The tender process commenced on 18th March 2024, with a submission deadline of 17th April 2024. The procurement covers the UKL22 region, and the total contract value is estimated at £900,000. The contract aims to support the Health Board’s vision by enabling real-time capacity and demand planning for medical workforce management. The procurement stage is currently active with detailed requirements specified in the tender documents available via the Bravo e-tenderwales portal.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare technology solutions, particularly those offering advanced rostering systems that can handle complex staff scheduling and integration with existing health systems. The demand for a flexible, cloud-based system with capabilities to incorporate AI for automated roster design and interoperability with existing databases means that companies with robust IT infrastructure and experience in large-scale deployments would be well-suited. Additionally, firms with expertise in providing solutions that comply with GDPR and can manage sensitive staff data securely would have a competitive advantage in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

Medical Workforce Electronic Systems

Notice Description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who require a Medical Workforce Electronic System. The Health Board's Workforce team have a vision of an aligned medical and dental workforce to the right place, at right time to deliver the best quality service for the patients in the most cost effective manner. In order to achieve this vision, there is an aim to support capacity and demand planning of medical workforce through live staff level data which will provide a transparent picture of the Health Board's real time medical capacity.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Health Board require a Medical and Dental Workforce Electronic System that can sustain the size of the Health Board and provides some if not all (but not limited to) the following criteria/functions; a) allows live Health Board wide coordination of the workforce and real time changes to rota b) roster for both junior and senior clinicians c) allows rota of all on-calls, post on-call, ward cover and hot weeks d) flexible system that can include outpatients, theatres and other elective activity e) simple to complete f) allows for record swaps (either via a coordinator or directly by clinicians) g) direct click through to contact details for the clinicians so that they can be called on their mobile and other devices h) able to book all types of leave and able to highlight potential clashes or lack of cover in advance i) incorporates rules including WTD, excessive hours, shifts patterns etc. j) links with entire workforce which includes substantive to bank workforce k) dedicated app l) Links to internal system for example, Electronic Staff Record (ESR) m) interacts with job plans on external systems that are utilised by the Health Board n) interacts with claim forms for extra shifts o) capacity to access hospital pathways or interoperability with a hospital pathways app p) access to Health Board wide rota q) cloud based system accessible on both PC as well as ipad r) reports are included or configurable to extract data to provide KPI's. s) ability to configure different user accounts/profiles and and levels of access/roles t) potential ability for the rostering system to use AI and current algorithmic technology to 'auto design' rotas based on pre-set departmental or organisations principles with minimal human intervention or manipulation with the ability for automated rostering requests and swap processing." u) Open source format API for example, the ability to link in with existing and future IT interfaces particularly the NDR (National Data Resource) which would enable future workforce and healthcare research and digital improvement. It should also be noted that the Health Board must maintain full control over all data inputted into any rostering system in light of GDPR considerations and restrictions will be required on the ability of any provider to use rota and personal data or the sharing of such data with third parties.

Renewal: Within the 84 months stated above, there is an option to extend for up to twenty four months at the Health Board's sole discretion.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032aaa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039928-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 May 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active, Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP
Additional Buyers

EDUCATION WORKFORCE COUNCIL

Contact Name
Elizabeth Brimble, Emma Lane
Contact Email
elizabeth.brimble@ewc.wales, emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 02921508264, +44 2920460099

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF24 0AB
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, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Heath
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KINGSLEY NAPLEY

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