Tender

Provision of IT Platform for Referral Management and Advice and Guidance to Somerset Integrated Care Board

NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Tender

06 Jan 2023 at 14:45

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board has initiated a tender under the title "Provision of IT Platform for Referral Management and Advice and Guidance to Somerset Integrated Care Board" in the services category. This procurement is seeking organisations to provide an IT solution for advice and guidance between practitioners and clinicians. The tender, valued at £504,000 GBP, is being conducted by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit. The deadline for tender submission is 6th February 2023, with an award period starting on the same day.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in software-related services to compete for a significant contract within the healthcare sector. Companies experienced in providing digital platforms for healthcare communication would be well-suited to bid for this tender. The contract offers a potential initial term of 2 years, extendable to 4 years, providing a stable growth opportunity for the successful bidder. Interested parties need to ensure compliance with the contracting authority's specified procedures and regulations.

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Notice Title

Provision of IT Platform for Referral Management and Advice and Guidance to Somerset Integrated Care Board

Notice Description

NHS Somerset are seeking expressions of interest from organisations to provide an asynchronous and synchronous IT solution for the provision of Advice and Guidance between practitioners and clinicians for use by all within their respective Integrated Care System. A robust and effective Advice and Guidance digital platform solution is central to the vision outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan of 'one click away' specialist advice and guidance for primary care. The Commissioner requires the provision to support senior clinician advice and guidance for acute care pre-admission/pre referral communications between Primary care (including community and paramedic staff) and Secondary care for use across both Urgent and Planned Care pathways, and to enable uploading and sending documents and images from mobile devices/laptops to support patient outcome and ease of access to the health care providers. The contract will be let for an initial period of 2 years, with optional extension of up to a further 2 years, to a maximum total length of 4 years. The value for the initial 1st year term is PS252,000 and the maximum whole life (2 year) value is PS504,000. All values provided are inclusive of any non-recoverable VAT. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Somerset are seeking expressions of interest from organisations to provide an asynchronous and synchronous IT solution for the provision of Advice and Guidance between practitioners and clinicians for use by all within their respective Integrated Care System. A robust and effective Advice and Guidance digital platform solution is central to the vision outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan of 'one click away' specialist advice and guidance for primary care. The Commissioner requires the provision to support senior clinician advice and guidance for acute care pre-admission/pre referral communications between Primary care (including community and paramedic staff) and Secondary care for use across both Urgent and Planned Care pathways, and to enable uploading and sending documents and images from mobile devices/laptops to support patient outcome and ease of access to the health care providers. The solution should utilise and integrate with NHS e-Referral Service, acute and community hospital Patient Administration and Medical record systems and Primary care medical information systems. The solution should utilise a range of quick and simple delivery modes including direct call access to a specialist, ability to send multimedia content (e.g., photographs / documents / scans) and written record of the exchange, with the potential ability to send videos where appropriate. Each mode of delivery should be configurable and adaptable on a specialty basis, with potential for a wider team approach to response. Advice must be made available through this single system which also notifies the requestor when a response is available. The contract will be let for an initial period of 2 years, with optional extension of up to a further 2 years, to a maximum total length of 4 years. The value for the initial 1st year term is PS252,000 and the maximum whole life (2 year) value is PS504,000. All values provided are inclusive of any non-recoverable VAT. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Authority. Additional information: The services are subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Options: The contract will be let for an initial period of 2 years, with optional extension of up to a further 2 years, to a maximum total length of 4 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03959e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000418-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£504,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£504,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Donna Harrington
Contact Email
donnaharrington@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SOMERSET
Postcode
BA22 8HR
Post Town
Bath
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Brympton
Westminster Constituency
Yeovil

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