Award

Clinical Decision Support Software

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

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

03 Nov 2017 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

NHS National Services Scotland, the contracting authority, is undertaking a tender for the provision and hosting of Clinical Decision Support Software. The project aims to pilot a clinical decision support system across at least two NHSS Boards from 2016 to 2018, with potential for broader implementation dependent on the pilot's evaluation. The procurement method is a selective procedure with negotiation, and the tender deadline is set for 10 August 2016, with a significant budget of £2 million allocated for the awarded contract.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare technology, software development, and IT consulting services. Companies adept at creating system-agnostic solutions that integrate with existing NHS infrastructure and are capable of providing training, support, and maintenance will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, those with experience in health information systems and clinical decision support mechanisms will find this procurement aligns well with their capabilities, potentially leading to a broader engagement with NHS Health Boards and related organisations through the established framework.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Clinical Decision Support Software

Notice Description

NHS National Services Scotland wishes to contract on behalf of NHSScotland for provision and hosting of context-sensitive clinical decision support software. The current project is focused on a pilot testing the feasibility of implementing a clinical decision support system that will work across GP clinical information systems in a minimum of two NHSS Boards during 2016 to 2018, with a view to a potential future rollout across primary care and into acute. This potential second phase is optional and will depend on successful evaluation of the initial pilot as the basis for a business case for wider roll-out. The CDS will work with existing NHS Scotland infrastructure and systems, but have the potential to be able to be used with future GP EHR systems and have a technical framework to allow this.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS National Services Scotland wishes to contract on behalf of NHSScotland for provision and hosting of context-sensitive clinical decision support software. The current project is focused on a pilot testing the feasibility of implementing a clinical decision support system that will work across GP clinical information systems in a minimum of two NHSS Boards during 2016 to 2018, with a view to a potential future rollout across primary care and into acute. This potential second phase will depend on successful evaluation of the initial pilot as the basis for a business case for wider roll-out. The budget for the initial Pilot phase is a maximum of 50,000 GBP. The second phase is optional and dependent on the success of the pilot. The CDS will provide knowledge based support at point of care, intended to be used in the consulting room to assist doctors and other clinical staff in managing complex conditions. The system will be able to prompt users to use the CDS when a supported symptom or condition is presented. The CDS will use existing data from the patient's EHR to populate fields for any underlying algorithm. Users will be able to enter additional required or appropriate data via the CDS interface or the electronic health record (EHR). The CDS will provide evidence-based outputs in the form of advice for further care; actions such as prescribing, further investigation and onward referral. The CDS will be able to implement structured decision support algorithms authored from national guidelines and protocols. Publishing and distribution will be able to be managed remotely, including updates and changes, without onsite visits. A library function will allow users to select pre-authored CDS rulesets for use in a system, and for viewing and editing to meet local requirements. The CDS platform should be system-agnostic - i.e. not coupled to just one EHR. Training for authoring and use of the CDS will be required and be provided via the project, with the CDS supplier expected to have training materials to support this process. End user support tools will be provided including contextual help and a route for escalating any other issues, including technical and clinical. The CDS will work with existing NHS Scotland infrastructure and systems, but have the potential to be able to be used with future GP EHR systems and have a technical framework to allow this. The supplier is likely to be required to support some technology development - e.g. to export text for use in other applications. The CDS will be able to provide reports to analyse its use. The contract will be set up as an NSS Framework which will allow NHS Health Boards and other Health based organisations such as Integrated Health and Social Care Partnerships to call off from the framework. Suppliers will be required to deliver software and other IT related services such as support and maintenance, training, consultancy, hosting among others.. An ESPD document will be uploaded with this notification. Suppliers must respond as per the instructions in the document.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000452876
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV300142
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Nov 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("THE AUTHORITY")
Contact Name
Patrick Mulraney
Contact Email
pmulraney@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1698794410

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV300142
    Clinical Decision Support Software - NHS National Services Scotland wishes to contract on behalf of NHSScotland for provision and hosting of context-sensitive clinical decision support software. The current project is focused on a pilot testing the feasibility of implementing a clinical decision support system that will work across GP clinical information systems in a minimum of two NHSS Boards during 2016 to 2018, with a view to a potential future rollout across primary care and into acute. This potential second phase is optional and will depend on successful evaluation of the initial pilot as the basis for a business case for wider roll-out. The CDS will work with existing NHS Scotland infrastructure and systems, but have the potential to be able to be used with future GP EHR systems and have a technical framework to allow this.

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000452876-2017-11-03T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2017-11-03T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000452876",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-17",
            "name": "The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (\"the Authority\")",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (\"the Authority\")"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent",
                "locality": "Edinburgh",
                "region": "UKM",
                "postalCode": "EH12 9EB"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Patrick Mulraney",
                "email": "pmulraney@nhs.net",
                "telephone": "+44 1698794410",
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody",
                "reviewBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Body governed by public law",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "07",
                        "description": "Health",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/"
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (\"the Authority\")",
        "id": "org-17"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000452876",
        "title": "Clinical Decision Support Software",
        "description": "NHS National Services Scotland wishes to contract on behalf of NHSScotland for provision and hosting of context-sensitive clinical decision support software. The current project is focused on a pilot testing the feasibility of implementing a clinical decision support system that will work across GP clinical information systems in a minimum of two NHSS Boards during 2016 to 2018, with a view to a potential future rollout across primary care and into acute. This potential second phase is optional and will depend on successful evaluation of the initial pilot as the basis for a business case for wider roll-out. The CDS will work with existing NHS Scotland infrastructure and systems, but have the potential to be able to be used with future GP EHR systems and have a technical framework to allow this.",
        "status": "complete",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "48000000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "selective",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive procedure with negotiation",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "NOV300142",
                "documentType": "awardNotice",
                "title": "Clinical Decision Support Software",
                "description": "NHS National Services Scotland wishes to contract on behalf of NHSScotland for provision and hosting of context-sensitive clinical decision support software. The current project is focused on a pilot testing the feasibility of implementing a clinical decision support system that will work across GP clinical information systems in a minimum of two NHSS Boards during 2016 to 2018, with a view to a potential future rollout across primary care and into acute. This potential second phase is optional and will depend on successful evaluation of the initial pilot as the basis for a business case for wider roll-out. The CDS will work with existing NHS Scotland infrastructure and systems, but have the potential to be able to be used with future GP EHR systems and have a technical framework to allow this.",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV300142",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "NHS National Services Scotland wishes to contract on behalf of NHSScotland for provision and hosting of context-sensitive clinical decision support software. The current project is focused on a pilot testing the feasibility of implementing a clinical decision support system that will work across GP clinical information systems in a minimum of two NHSS Boards during 2016 to 2018, with a view to a potential future rollout across primary care and into acute. This potential second phase will depend on successful evaluation of the initial pilot as the basis for a business case for wider roll-out. The budget for the initial Pilot phase is a maximum of 50,000 GBP. The second phase is optional and dependent on the success of the pilot. The CDS will provide knowledge based support at point of care, intended to be used in the consulting room to assist doctors and other clinical staff in managing complex conditions. The system will be able to prompt users to use the CDS when a supported symptom or condition is presented. The CDS will use existing data from the patient's EHR to populate fields for any underlying algorithm. Users will be able to enter additional required or appropriate data via the CDS interface or the electronic health record (EHR). The CDS will provide evidence-based outputs in the form of advice for further care; actions such as prescribing, further investigation and onward referral. The CDS will be able to implement structured decision support algorithms authored from national guidelines and protocols. Publishing and distribution will be able to be managed remotely, including updates and changes, without onsite visits. A library function will allow users to select pre-authored CDS rulesets for use in a system, and for viewing and editing to meet local requirements. The CDS platform should be system-agnostic - i.e. not coupled to just one EHR. Training for authoring and use of the CDS will be required and be provided via the project, with the CDS supplier expected to have training materials to support this process. End user support tools will be provided including contextual help and a route for escalating any other issues, including technical and clinical. The CDS will work with existing NHS Scotland infrastructure and systems, but have the potential to be able to be used with future GP EHR systems and have a technical framework to allow this. The supplier is likely to be required to support some technology development - e.g. to export text for use in other applications. The CDS will be able to provide reports to analyse its use. The contract will be set up as an NSS Framework which will allow NHS Health Boards and other Health based organisations such as Integrated Health and Social Care Partnerships to call off from the framework. Suppliers will be required to deliver software and other IT related services such as support and maintenance, training, consultancy, hosting among others.. An ESPD document will be uploaded with this notification. Suppliers must respond as per the instructions in the document.",
                "status": "complete",
                "hasOptions": false
            }
        ],
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "techniques": {
            "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
        },
        "classification": {
            "id": "72000000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        }
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000452876-1",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000452876-1",
            "awardID": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000452876-1",
            "status": "active",
            "dateSigned": "2017-09-07T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ],
    "language": "EN",
    "relatedProcesses": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "relationship": [
                "planning"
            ],
            "scheme": "EU-OJ",
            "identifier": "2016/S 133-239445"
        }
    ],
    "description": "(SC Ref:517764)",
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000452876"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice"
}