Award

Upgrade of existing Enquiry Management Database

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Dec 2022 at 15:01

Award

13 Oct 2022 at 08:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, represented by the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, has completed the procurement process for the "Upgrade of existing Enquiry Management Database" project. This project falls under the computer upgrade services category and has a main procurement category of services. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The authority awarded the contract to CoAcS Ltd. The total contract value is £106,651.06 GBP, and the contract was signed on 21st December 2022.

This tender for upgrading the Medicines Information database creates an opportunity for technology and service providers in the computer upgrade services field. Businesses specialised in cloud-based database solutions, IT services, and software development would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The project aims to enhance the efficiency and agility of the Medicines Information services across Wales and the UK, presenting a strategic opportunity for companies with expertise in delivering digital solutions for healthcare organisations. Timely delivery and alignment with industry standards are crucial for success in this competitive tender.

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Notice Title

Upgrade of existing Enquiry Management Database

Notice Description

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have an urgent requirement to upgrade the existing Medicines Information database (MiDatabank) so that it is more fit for purpose and reflects the changing landscape of the MI service across Wales and the UK. The purpose is to allow the database to be cloud based rather than hosted on individual organisation servers as it is currently. This would allow a single database to access, rather than multiple ones. This would also allow the Mi workforce to access the database from various locations allowing an integrated/agile approach to working. It would also provide the individual MI services to share learning from the services to drive efficiencies with a Do Once approach for Wales. The work will be delivered in phases depending on the priorities.

Lot Information

Lot 1

aim is to support the safe, effective and efficient use of medicines by the provision of evidence-based information and advice on their therapeutic use. Professional pharmaceutical advice is provided in response to specific questions raised by healthcare providers involved in the management of patients and their medication. Questions are currently received via telephone, email, web portal etc. and originate from all healthcare professionals involved in a patients care from care givers to consultant doctors. In addition, at a national level the Welsh government, and other national organisations, request support from the service to facilitate development and implementation of policies and guidance at national level. As part of UKMi, the Welsh Medicines Information Centre (WMIC) is a well-established service based in the Pharmacy Department at the University Hospital of Wales. WMIC is the national MI centre for Wales, representing Welsh interests as part of the UKMI network; it functions as a local Medicines Information and Advice service to the C&VUHB, and supports the work of other local MIA centres across Wales. The centre provides UK wide specialist advice on complementary medicines and drugs in porphyria and provides a national MI role to the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist group (NPPG). WMIC also supports the local formulary service and works closely with Yellow Card Centre Wales with the ability to report to the MHRA Yellow Card Scheme from its existing enquiry management system. There are ten local MIA centres in Wales, including the WMIC, who have different environments in which they deliver their service, but their function is broadly the same as the regional centre, delivering to their local health board, based within hospitals across Wales. All of the hospital sites in Wales have a patient help line (telephone, email) where patients and their carers can obtain advice about their medicines, some are managed by the dispensary with support from the local centre but most are managed exclusively by the local centre. The MI centres delivering an MI service currently record the enquiries received on a database called MiDatabank. The intention is to upgrade the database so that: - The improved database provides a more efficient process for handling of enquiries thereby potentially releasing time across the service. - The improved database supports an agile, mixed model workforce so that the service can be delivered irrespective of location across Wales and the rest of the UK. - The improved database would meet the needs of a national enquiry management system that the current system does not deliver. - The improved database would have the potential to strategically link in with a separate omnichannel digital solution to improve efficiency of the service. - The improved database would have the potential to support Artificial intelligence, generating content from enquiries easily. Delivery of these improvements is critical for this financial year and to ensure continuity of service and partnership with the current provider The limited timescale and budget to incorporate the technology required into an already existing database will deliver essential savings compared to designing one from scratch. The existing provider designed and developed Midatabank in partnership with UKMi and they are very experienced and knowledgeable of our core service priorities CoAcs have good relationships with all MI centres across the UK and their response to previous requests for improvements have been met with positivity, however, requests for more substantial improvements have been hindered by lack of resource and the recent pandemic A timely delivery can be achieved because a database already exists, a beta version (online solution) is available and the specification has been agreed and the relationship is already established.

Procurement Information

Delivery of these improvements is critical for this financial year and to ensure continuity of service and partnership with the current provider

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037548
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036228-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72540000 - Computer upgrade services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£288,098 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
sarah.yellen@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 02921834657

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF14 4HH
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

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Heath
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COACS

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