Planning

BSOL Integrated Care System Communications Platform

THE ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

19 May 2022 at 16:15

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process for the BSOL Integrated Care System Communications Platform, focusing on the healthcare industry in Birmingham, UK. This market engagement exercise is aimed at suppliers interested in providing a modern telecommunications solution to enhance communications across numerous partner organisations within the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System. Responses to the market engagement questionnaire are required by 13:00 on 14th June 2022. The procurement falls under the goods category, specifically involving communications infrastructure.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in telecommunications, particularly those offering integrated communications systems and technologies. Companies that can deliver innovative solutions capable of modernising current telephony systems and accommodating future communication needs across multiple healthcare organisations would be well-suited to participate. The forthcoming phases of the project are likely to expand, creating additional avenues for service providers in the sectors of telecommunications equipment and software development, paving the way for sustained business growth within the public health domain.

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Notice Title

BSOL Integrated Care System Communications Platform

Notice Description

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as part of the Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) Integrated Care System (ICS) are seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its upcoming requirement for a Communications Platform. The BSOL ICS consists of the following membership: Birmingham City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, 29 primary care networks in Birmingham and 4 in West Birmingham, NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Trust, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust. Suppliers who are able to offer solutions relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

BSOL have strategically identified the need for a modern communications platform that will incorporate at the very least the current telephony systems capability, currently in use across the ICS. The vision for the new system is to eventually reduce the use of disparate telephony platforms across the ICS and move to just one hosted platform or experience hub. This will be accomplished once the technology and the organisations are mature enough to provide/move to a single solution that accommodates all the requirements for a "hospital of the future" set in the context of the requirements to seamlessly communicate with other ICS partner organisations such as Primary Care, Local Authorities/Social Care (Adult and Children), Mental Health, and Community Services alongside other service providing organisations and charities, notwithstanding the patients/population. The vision is to accommodate all BSOL member organisations consisting of circa 80,000 staff onto a single communications portal to serve the population of BSOL. It is currently envisaged that this will happen using a phased approach over the next 3 years. The initial ask is to focus on the requirements of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH), as their telephony system is at end of life and is in urgent need of a replacement, with a view of being able to expand the solution to other partner organisations at the end of their current contracts. This solution will provide the building blocks for delivering future capabilities to staff (such as delivering real-time information), utilising future Cloud based technologies amalgamating services and enhancing communications channels upon which the population can interact with the BSOL ICS member organisations and staff. The ability to seamlessly move from voice to instant messages to video or email to social media is part of the vision along with the tool sets to allow interaction and collaboration between staff members, across the ICS and externally to suppliers and other partner organisations. We are looking to see what the art of the possible is with the responses to this exercise, so we are expecting that the responses will not just focus on the core telephony requirements but also consider all current and future emerging communication requirements of the ICS initially focused on the needs of ROH. It will no longer be about 'the workplace', it will be about being able to work from 'any place' with an internet connection. This exercise is intended to provide potential bidders with the opportunity to review the Authority's Briefing Document and to provide information regarding the services they can offer that could meet these outline requirements. This builds on the Authority's commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input from the market to enable us to develop the final specification and determine the appropriate route to market in a fair and transparent manner. Suppliers who are able to offer solutions relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Bravo Portal by 13:00 on 14th June 2022 Bravo ref: pqq__28690 - BSOL Integrated Care System Communications Platform - Market Engagement Direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/982814380180DC189352

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-033b76
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013521-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

32400000 - Networks

32412100 - Telecommunications network

32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies

32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system

32524000 - Telecommunications system

32571000 - Communications infrastructure

64200000 - Telecommunications services

64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 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
THE ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Matthew Kelsall
Contact Email
matthew.kelsall@uhb.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B31 2AP
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG31 Birmingham

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Northfield
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Northfield

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