Planning

West Midlands Maternal Medicine Network Digital Platform

BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

25 Jul 2022 at 09:18

Summary of the contracting process

The Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust is initiating a planned procurement for the West Midlands Maternal Medicine Network Digital Platform, falling under the health industry category. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with suppliers invited to participate in a market engagement exercise by completing a questionnaire via the Bravo Portal. Interested parties must submit their responses by 13:00 on 22nd August 2022. The digital platform aims to enhance support and treatment for women, particularly those with pre-existing conditions, throughout their pregnancy journey across Birmingham & Solihull, Black Country, Coventry and Warwickshire, and other regions within the West Midlands.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for information technology and healthcare service providers who specialise in medical software and electronic data management. Businesses that have expertise in developing digital platforms that comply with NHS governance rules and offer user-friendly interfaces would be particularly well-suited to compete. Furthermore, companies capable of integrating solutions that facilitate easy access to medical guidance and education resources for healthcare practitioners can position themselves favourably in this procurement, ultimately contributing to the enhancement of women's health services in the region.

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Notice Title

West Midlands Maternal Medicine Network Digital Platform

Notice Description

The West Midlands Maternal Medicine Network are seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its upcoming requirement for a Digital Platform. The West Midlands Maternal Medicine Network is part of a nationwide development that aims to ensure women are treated and protected before during and after pregnancy with the right care - especially when they have pre-existing conditions/diseases that may impact their ability to conceive, carry and successfully deliver a healthy child. Implicit in the development of the network is the requirement to ensure that women have equal access to advice, guidance, treatment and support and are treated with dignity and care regardless of their circumstances. WM MMN (Maternal Medicine Network) covers the following key LMNS (Local Maternity & Neonatal System) areas: Birmingham & Solihull; Black Country and West Birmingham; Coventry and Warwickshire; Hereford & Worcester; Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent; Shropshire & Telford and Wrekin. These areas are further amalgamating into ICS's during 22/23. 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

The West Midlands Maternal Medicine Network requires a digital platform to provide the following key elements to the network: * Advice and guidance to practitioners across the West Midlands on how best to support and treat women with a range of pre-existing conditions/diseases as well as symptoms and conditions arising during pregnancy that may not be related to the pregnancy per se. Advice and guidance is required for all stages of pregnancy including pre-pregnancy counselling. * Clear pathways for practitioners to follow to obtain the right information, advice, guidance and support - including access to MDTs and to ensure women are referred in a timely manner where needed. * Access to education resources enabling practitioners to improve their knowledge and understanding of the diseases and conditions they may come across in their practice and to also be confident to refer when a patient's needs are beyond their competency. * The site must be available to all practitioners across the West Midlands - supporting women at the right time, in the right place and with the dignity and respect that they have a right to expect - regardless of their circumstances. In addition, the network must ensure that women are given clear opportunity to manage their pregnancy as and where they wish. * A 'restricted' area where patient identifiable data (PID) can be safely stored and used by those who have a reason to access them. The restricted area will provide the management of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) reviews of patients and needs to be available to all West Midlands practitioners who engage in MDTs regardless of which Trust/Hospital they belong to. This area also needs to work with existing patient data systems - i.e. so that information does not have to be entered twice. * An ability to obtain translations where appropriate to assist a woman for whom English is not the first language. * Minimal clicks to appropriate information - including ability to link with external sources of information, advice and guidance for practitioners. A 'SharePoint' site has been developed internally, that provides some (but not all) of the elements listed above. It is available to those who have an 'nhs.net' email - however it cannot (currently) be shared with anyone who uses any other nhs email accounts. It is not possible to persuade all practitioners to obtain an nhs.net email account and trusts are in some cases, reluctant to support nhs.net or give access to sites outside their own remit/control. The system implemented long term needs to be available to all clinicians across the West Midlands and be easy to access and engage with. It will need a link from each trust/hospital intranet so that it is easy to find. It will need to offer a secure section where patient identifiable data can be accessed, stored and shared within NHS governance rules. The Supplier should also mention potential routes to market, particularly where the offerings would be available via existing public sector framework agreements. 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 22nd August 2022 Bravo ref: pqq__28693 - West Midlands Maternal Medicine Network Digital Platform - Market Engagem Direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/86041450018234A2C3CF

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-035528
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020096-2022
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

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48180000 - Medical software package

48311000 - Document management software package

48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)

48814000 - Medical information systems

48814200 - Patient-administration system

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Oct 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
BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Abdul Alim
Contact Email
abdul.alim@uhb.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1213712000

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2TG
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
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

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