Award

NHAIS Development

BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

09 Jan 2023 at 10:58

Award

22 Dec 2022 at 09:17

Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation I T S in BELFAST has completed a tender process for the NHAIS Development project, involving IT services for consulting, software development, and support. The project aims to enhance the National Health Application and Infrastructure Service (NHAIS) used by the NHS. The procurement stage was cancelled, with a limited procurement method utilised, specifically an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on January 9, 2023, with a value of GBP 300,000.

The NHAIS Development tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those specialising in consulting, software development, and internet services. Companies with expertise in healthcare IT solutions and experience in handling large-scale organisational systems may find this tender suitable for business growth. The tender's emphasis on IT services for primary care patient registrations, population screening, and system support highlights the potential for technology-driven businesses to contribute to the enhancement of healthcare services.

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Notice Title

NHAIS Development

Notice Description

National Health Application and Infrastructure Service (NHAIS) is a system that has been developed by the NHS for the sole use of the NHS to help manage primary care patient registrations, practitioner payments, population screening and other services. NHAIS comprises the following modules that are used in N.I., primarily by Family Practitioner Services in the BSO: * Registration of GP patients, including electronic registration links to GP systems; * Breast Screening call/recall, including data transfer to the NBSS system in Belfast Trust; * Cervical Screening call/recall, including data transfer to the Belfast Trust Laboratories and storage of screening history.

Lot Information

Lot 1

National Health Application and Infrastructure Service (NHAIS) is a system that has been developed by the NHS for the sole use of the NHS to help manage primary care patient registrations, practitioner payments, population screening and other services. NHAIS comprises the following modules that are used in N.I., primarily by Family Practitioner Services in the BSO: * Registration of GP patients, including electronic registration links to GP systems; * Breast Screening call/recall, including data transfer to the NBSS system in Belfast Trust; * Cervical Screening call/recall, including data transfer to the Belfast Trust Laboratories and storage of screening history. The NHAIS system is currently supported by Dedalus but further funding is now required as detailed below: * There is a need for an interface to be set up between the current NHAIS system and the new NIDIS solution to facilitate updates from NIDIS. This will be required for as long as NHAIS is utilized for Cervical Screening and Dedalus will need to carry out the required work on the NHAIS side for this. * There is also a potential requirement for development in order that NHAIS is able to facilitate the inclusion of HPV testing. * We also need to factor in costs for data migration and data synchronisation as required for the NIDIS solution * Extraction of historic Breast Screening data from NHAIS to populate the new Breast Screening solution being developed for Northern Ireland

Procurement Information

National Health Application and Infrastructure Service (NHAIS) is a system that has been developed by the NHS for the sole use of the NHS to help manage primary care patient registrations, practitioner payments, population screening and other services. NHAIS comprises the following modules that are used in N.I., primarily by Family Practitioner Services in the BSO: * Registration of GP patients, including electronic registration links to GP systems; * Breast Screening call/recall, including data transfer to the NBSS system in Belfast Trust; * Cervical Screening call/recall, including data transfer to the Belfast Trust Laboratories and storage of screening history. The NHAIS system is currently supported by Dedalus but further funding is now required as detailed below: * There is a need for an interface to be set up between the current NHAIS system and the new NIDIS solution to facilitate updates from NIDIS. This will be required for as long as NHAIS is utilized for Cervical Screening and Dedalus will need to carry out the required work on the NHAIS side for this. * There is also a potential requirement for development in order that NHAIS is able to facilitate the inclusion of HPV testing. * We also need to factor in costs for data migration and data synchronisation as required for the NIDIS solution * Extraction of historic Breast Screening data from NHAIS to populate the new Breast Screening solution being developed for Northern Ireland * Any professional services required from Dedalus resulting from any of these requirements. DXC took over support of NHAIS in Northern Ireland in 2018. Dedalus then took over support in 2020 and are now the only supplier with the relevant skills and knowledge required to make the required development changes to the NHAIS system.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039392
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000500-2023
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

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Dec 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
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S
Contact Name
Catherine Fegan
Contact Email
cathy.fegan@hscni.net
Contact Phone
+44 2895362561

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT7 2JD
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DH OPCO

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