Planning

Chemotherapy ePrescribing and Administration System [CEPAS]

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")

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Planning

31 May 2024 at 14:02

Summary of the contracting process

The Common Services Agency (NHS National Services Scotland) is planning a tender for the procurement of the Chemotherapy ePrescribing and Administration System (CEPAS) valued at £2,500,000 for IT services in Scotland. The system will support all stages of systemic anti-cancer therapy delivery across 14 NHS Boards, with a market research exercise aimed at exploring possibilities for replacing existing contracts by 30th April 2026.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses providing software development, consultancy services, programming, software support and implementation services. The planned procurement stage involves conducting a market research exercise to determine the most suitable contract framework, potentially dependent on available digital cloud solutions. Businesses in the IT services industry in Scotland are well-suited to compete for this opportunity, with a future notice date set for 4th November 2024.

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Notice Title

Chemotherapy ePrescribing and Administration System [CEPAS]

Notice Description

CEPAS (Chemotherapy ePrescribing and Administration System) is an integrated electronic chemotherapy prescribing and patient scheduling system. It underpins systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) delivery across 14 NHS Boards in Scotland via the three Regional Cancer Networks: the West of Scotland Cancer Network (WoSCAN), North Cancer Alliance (NCA) and South East Scotland Cancer Network (SCAN). It supports both adult and paediatric SACT prescribing. CEPAS supports all stages of the SACT treatment pathway from initial treatment assessment, prescribing, scheduling, dispensing and administration to monitoring of treatment related effects and outcomes. An ability to access CEPAS instance across different services/ sites (potentially out with NHS setting) is also desirable, to support developing services and sharing of information. CEPAS will utilise CHI as the primary patient identifier to access and transfer patient demographic and laboratory results data, held in local NHS Board SCI Store repositories, to CEPAS. CEPAS supports a library of SACT regimens and corresponding supportive care inclusive of investigational (phase 1-3) and unlicensed treatments. CEPAS must have robust security access features and modification systems with in-built audit and transparent quality assurance. It also requires, as a clinical system, a robust 24/7 support. Software support and training supplied from the manufacturer needs to be clearly defined. National Services Scotland, on behalf of NHS Scotland and the three Regional Cancer Networks, is performing a market research exercise to explore what is possible with a view to replacing the current contracts which will end 30 April 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The market research exercise will inform whether a framework agreement or national contract is most suitable. This may be dependant on the availability of digital cloud solutions in the market.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046cb8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017040-2024
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

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


CPV Codes

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

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72212000 - Programming services of application software

72260000 - Software-related services

72261000 - Software support services

72263000 - Software implementation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Nov 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
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")
Contact Name
George Futcher
Contact Email
george.futcher@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 7798870171

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

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