Planning

National Infection Prevention Control Intelligence Solution

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

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Planning

30 Jan 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Common Services Agency, also known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), has announced plans for a public procurement tender titled "National Infection Prevention Control Intelligence Solution" in the Health services category. This procurement process is in the planning stage as of 30 January 2025. The tender aims to establish a single national Infection Prevention Control eSurveillance solution for consistent application across all NHSScotland facilities, with a future notice planned for 16 June 2025. Geographically, the project is centred in the UKM region (Scotland), with critical deadlines including the submission of completed prior information notices by 10:00 on Monday, 3 March 2025.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for companies specialising in health technology solutions, particularly those focusing on infection prevention, data surveillance, and system interoperability. Businesses proficient in creating resilient systems that provide real-time data and comprehensive reporting will find this tender valuable for growth. The procurement method and soft market test are designed to identify potential solutions and cost estimates. Companies with robust disaster recovery and failover capabilities are well-suited to compete for this tender, which aims to replace disparate systems with a unified national solution.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Infection Prevention Control Intelligence Solution

Notice Description

Scottish Government and NHSScotland are exploring options for a single national Infection Prevention Control eSurveillance solution that will ensure consistent application across all of NHSScotland.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Government and NHSScotland are exploring options for a single national Infection Prevention Control eSurveillance solution that will ensure consistent application across all of NHSScotland. This will replace the existing disparate systems across Health Boards and action the recommendation set out in the Infection Prevention Workforce Strategic Plan - 2022 to 2024 'To progress the work for a national eSurveillance system for Scotland, with the support of local and national stakeholders'. The national solution will need to: - Integrate and be interoperable with some of the numerous NHS Scotland existing systems. - Provide efficient local and national reporting. - Provide real time data (e.g. providing alerts to flag identification of an infection, provide up to date reporting) - Be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and must have an extremely high degree of resilience in order to minimise any periods of scheduled or unscheduled downtime. Vendors of future solutions should note that this resilience should include but not be limited to Failover and Disaster Recovery of the system with limited technical intervention. This soft market test is being conducted to determine what solutions may be available, determine the scope of any future procurement to enable the delivery of a national solution, and to ascertain indicative costs.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000789140
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522877
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Jun 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
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ruaridh.armitage@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312756000

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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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