Notice Information
Notice Title
RFI - Work Force Management -Solution
Notice Description
RFI - The NHSBSA are looking for a solution with similar functionality to our current system, mentioned above, and at least the same level as the current service and ideally to provide enhanced capabilities.
Lot Information
Lot 1
RFI - The NHSBSA are looking for a solution with similar functionality to our current system, mentioned above, and at least the same level as the current service and ideally to provide enhanced capabilities
.* Managed solution that links front and back-office functions
* Manage colleagues time, schedules, shifts and workloads
* Produce MI reporting on performance tracking and management
* Enable colleagues to use self-serve function for attendance management, annual leave, schedule management and reporting
* Flexibility to be a scalable solution with ability to further develop and integrate with other systems
* Planned continuous system upgrades throughout contract length
* Compliance with government accessibility standards
* Compliance with data protection standards
* Alignment with NHSBSA sustainability standards and policies
* Supplier to carry out, and work with NHSBSA, all work associated with standing up the service and testing
* Will consider AI within solution for automation and intervention as long as it doesn't replace human contact. Additional information: ow to Participate
* Submissions must be via Atamis (https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome). Any questions can be submitted via the 'Message Centre'.
* Provide a response to each of the questions detailed in Appendix 1 (Questions).
* This should be in the format of concise written responses and any other information that you feel may be useful to us.
* We do not intend for this RFI exercise to be too onerous to respond to. Hence, the amount of information you wish to provide is left to your discretion.
* We may seek further clarification on your RFI response which will be communicated via the Atamis 'Message Centre'.
* The output from this RFI will be used to inform our future sourcing strategy.
The deadline for submitting a response is Wednesday the 5th of March at 12:00 Noon.
Provisional dates for Supplier Demos are Thursday 20th March.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04df0f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005076-2025
- 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
72212450 - Time accounting or human resources software development services
72322000 - Data management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £459,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Feb 2025Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Rosemary (Rose) Hammond-McKie
- Contact Email
- rosemary.hammond-mckie@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE15 8NY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Lemington
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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