Planning

Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the provision of Finance & Procurement ERP Technology in NHS North West London ICS

CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

13 Nov 2023 at 17:09

Summary of the contracting process

The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, acting as the buying organisation, has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the provision of Finance & Procurement ERP Technology in NHS North West London ICS. The procurement, categorised as IT services, aims to modernise 'back office' procurement and finance systems across North West London through a Cloud-based service. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with an anticipated competition launch date in February 2024 and an award expected in June 2024. The delivery location for the contract is in UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham.

This tender offers opportunities for technology suppliers, IT services providers, software developers, and system integration specialists to engage in a collaborative procurement process with NHS North West London ICS. Businesses interested in providing finance and procurement services within the healthcare sector are well-suited to compete for this contract. The programme aims to deliver a consolidated system across multiple NHS organisations, driving operational efficiencies and cost savings while ensuring the delivery of best-in-class shared services. Interested parties need to register on the Health Family Single eCommercial System (Atamis) and submit returns by 01 December 2023 to participate.

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Notice Title

Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the provision of Finance & Procurement ERP Technology in NHS North West London ICS

Notice Description

NWL ICS is seeking to design, develop, and procure new technologies and capabilities that are required to help modernise their 'back office' procurement and finance systems. The programme aims to deliver a high quality, and good value, system and support service to help streamline the transactions and activities that underpin the way Finance & Procurement capabilities operate.<br/><br/>The following principles are agreed by NWL CFOs:<br/>* Consolidation of transactional services across NWL, supported by a single general ledger and finance and procurement system <br/>* Agreement to consolidate outsourced contracts across organisations where contracts allow <br/>* The migration to a single consolidated system across NWL for finance and procurement system. <br/><br/>The programme will act as a key enabler for change within the Corporate Service landscape, modernising technology, accelerating transition to cloud, replacing end-of-life technology and consolidating existing arrangements within each NHS Trust to deliver substantial cashable and non-cashable benefits for the cluster<br/><br/>The new shared service will have a focus on convergence across data, policies and processes, enabled by a scalable system, paving the way for increasing interoperability across the ICS and wider Healthcare system, with the procurement bringing together :<br/><br/>- 100+ finance & procurement users based across North West London<br/>- 3 primary finance service providers or software solutions, a range of procurement systems and a plethora of other systems and tools across 7 NHS organisations varying in maturity, service provision and position.<br/><br/>The Authority is seeking to engage the market to work with the NHS Trusts and identified stakeholders to ensure the delivery of best in class, VfM (Value for Money), shared Finance & Procurement services which meet the needs of service users.<br/><br/>In order to meet the objectives of the Shared Services Strategy for Government outcomes and user needs of the NWL ICS, this procurement is seeking to purchase a Cloud based service leveraging the capabilities offered by a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ERP platform and associated technologies, and the necessary configuration, integration and business change / transformation.<br/><br/>Further information, including details of how to respond to a Request for Information (RFI) as part of Pre-Market Engagement, can be found at the end of this Notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement is for a technology system and associated systems integration services.

The Authority envisages it will commence a "bundled procurement" for Technology (including ERP) & Systems Integration(SI) Services but is open to exploring alternative commercial models or consider lotting the procurement, through pre-market engagement and the response to the RFI.

By "bundled procurement" the Authority means that the Technology (including ERP) and SI suppliers work together in partnership from the outset to jointly propose a cohesive solution and delivery approach which meets the Authority's outcome-based requirements and demonstrate they are a compatible supplier partnership.

Suppliers interested in this opportunity will have the option to
submit a response to a premarket engagement questionnaire (Request for Information -RFI) to capture market feedback. Please refer to section VI.3) Additional information below for further instructions on how to submit this response.

Please note that the market engagement activity will not be used to formally evaluate suppliers and any information shared will be used for information purposes only to provide insights and to assist NWL ICS to prepare for the procurement. Any information received or discussions held will not contribute to or influence the evaluation of any potential future tender submissions.

Participation in this exercise is optional with all associated costs to be borne by the supplier. Any decision not to participate will not preclude any suppliers from participation in any subsequent procurement process following the eventual Contract Notice.

Subject to all necessary approvals, the Authority anticipates a competition launch date in February 2024 with award in June 2024. This does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by NHS North West London ICS. If the Authority decides to commence any procurement process(es) as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice(s) will be published at the relevant time.

There are likely to be market engagement sessions scheduled following on from the initial RFI process. Further details and indicative timeframes for engagement will be provided at a future date.

The Authority intends to undertake a procurement in-line with this section.

This prior information notice has been issued to pre-market consultation as permitted by Regulation 40. Nothing in this prior information notice is intended to commit the Authority to a subsequent procurement. Additional information: Through the esourcing portal; https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

- Suppliers will be able to receive a copy of the RFI from the Authority to respond to

- Access updates on any planned arrangements for supplier engagement sessions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0417fd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033525-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48217000 - Transaction-processing software package

48219300 - Administration software package

48441000 - Financial analysis software package

48490000 - Procurement software package

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

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software

72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services

72250000 - System and support services

72260000 - Software-related services

72261000 - Software support services

72265000 - Software configuration services

72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

72300000 - Data services

72317000 - Data storage services

72510000 - Computer-related management services

72590000 - Computer-related professional services

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

72610000 - Computer support services

79211120 - Sales and purchases recording services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£17,360,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Feb 2024Expired
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
CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
NHS North West London Procurement Services acting for and on behalf of the lead contracting authority*, *Lead contracting authority subject to review at ITT stage
Contact Email
clcht.nwlicsps-sourcing@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW10 0XD
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Local Authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Electoral Ward
Sands End
Westminster Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham

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