--- title: "Clinical Benchmarking Solution System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-76fb52bb-45aa-4ce2-b51a-170e424a7011" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-76fb52bb-45aa-4ce2-b51a-170e424a7011" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-76fb52bb-45aa-4ce2-b51a-170e424a7011.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-76fb52bb-45aa-4ce2-b51a-170e424a7011.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS TRUST" published: "2017-02-06" --- # Clinical Benchmarking Solution System Buyer: CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-76fb52bb-45aa-4ce2-b51a-170e424a7011 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-76fb52bb-45aa-4ce2-b51a-170e424a7011) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-76fb52bb-45aa-4ce2-b51a-170e424a7011.json) ## Summary The City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust is currently inviting tenders for a "Clinical Benchmarking Solution System" aimed at enhancing health intelligence and market assessment capabilities. This procurement falls under the software package and information systems category and is located in the North East of England. The open procedure tender is in the active stage, with submissions due by 12 noon on 8th March 2017. The contract period is expected to commence on 1st July 2017 and will last for three years, with a potential one-year extension based on performance. This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and voluntary community sector organisations specialising in health information technology, data analytics, and software development. Companies that can provide advanced benchmarking tools and analytical functionalities will find excellent prospects to support the City Hospitals Sunderland and South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust. Participation in this procurement could lead to substantial business growth by establishing collaborative relationships with key healthcare providers committed to improving service quality and efficiency. ## Notice This requirement is for the supply of a Clinical Information Benchmarking Solution System that provides access to and benchmarking of timely, detailed national health intelligence and market assessment data with which to monitor, compare and evaluate service provision, care quality and market assessment at different operating levels for both City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (CHSFT) and also South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust (STFT). The system must, as a minimum, provide comparative data relating to mortality, morbidity, acute hospital activity, primary care service demand and service referrals, quality of care indicators and Trust performance. In addition the system should identify and pre-empt potential clinical or operational performance issues. These tools will provide a Group-wide Clinical Information Benchmarking System comprising of functional modules: Clinical Quality Benchmarking Tool - Provide analytical tools that incorporate multiple health care related data sets to enable benchmarking, up to nationally, against peers Clinical Efficiency Benchmarking Tool - Provide investigative tools that provide insight to benchmark and identify clinical efficiencies Market Analysis Tool - Provide tools to identify referrals and market share information that support strategic decision making Clinician Performance Benchmarking Tool - Provide tools to report and benchmark individual Clinician performance and outcomes (where applicable). CHSFT and STFT (hereinafter called "the South Tyneside and Sunderland Healthcare Group") (STSHG) have formally committed to collaborating to transform services to ensure that the local communities they both serve will continue to receive high quality, safe and sustainable hospital and community health services in the future. The contract is for an initial 3 years with effect from 1st July 2017 with an option to extend for a further 1 year at the discretion of the STSHG and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. Please note the deadline for submission of all tender returns is 12 noon on 8th March 2017. The STSHG is utilising an electronic tendering tool to carry out this procurement. Therefore, all communications are to be conducted via the Due-North portal, https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. It is free to register on the portal. A dedicated help-desk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on +44 (0)1670 597136 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) or via emailing support@due-north.com In order to access the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation, you will need to express an interest within this procurement. You can do this my clicking on the 'Register interest in this opportunity' button. Once you have done this select 'Home' on the toolbar. Once within your 'Home Page' select 'Recently Added' in order to access t ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cbe14a4-93e4-4b12-a88b-974598da1f2c | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Feb 2017 | | Submission deadline | 8 Mar 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS TRUST | | Locality | SUNDERLAND | | Post town | Sunderland | | Postcode | SR4 7TP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland | | Local authority | Sunderland | | Electoral ward | Millfield | | Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 6 Feb 2017 at 10:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cbe14a4-93e4-4b12-a88b-974598da1f2c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cbe14a4-93e4-4b12-a88b-974598da1f2c 6th February 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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