--- title: "PODAC IT Supplier Research" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ca8d9f86-716d-4145-9c74-af62d39fa80e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca8d9f86-716d-4145-9c74-af62d39fa80e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca8d9f86-716d-4145-9c74-af62d39fa80e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca8d9f86-716d-4145-9c74-af62d39fa80e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS DIGITAL" published: "2021-07-14" --- # PODAC IT Supplier Research Buyer: NHS DIGITAL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ca8d9f86-716d-4145-9c74-af62d39fa80e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca8d9f86-716d-4145-9c74-af62d39fa80e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca8d9f86-716d-4145-9c74-af62d39fa80e.json) ## Summary The NHS Digital is currently in the planning phase for a procurement process titled "PODAC IT Supplier Research," aimed at enhancing digitisation and productivity within the pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, ambulance, and community sectors across the UK. This tender is part of a national programme led by NHS Digital and NHSX, with a key engagement end date set for 13th August 2021. The project's focus is on market research to better understand the existing IT systems and identify barriers and enablers for digital solutions within these sectors. Interested parties are encouraged to engage with the process, and the initiative is classified under market and economic research as per CPV code 79300000. The contact for further information is Jenny Friday at NHS Digital, located in Leeds. This opportunity presents a significant avenue for IT suppliers and businesses specialised in digital solutions to engage with a major national initiative. Companies that provide IT systems and services tailored to the healthcare sector, including those that focus on market analysis, data security, and technical specifications, will find this procurement highly relevant. Engaging in this research not only aids NHS Digital in understanding the market landscape but also opens doors for suppliers to showcase their capabilities and potentially influence future digital transformation projects within the PODAC sector. ## Notice NHS Digital and NHSX are developing a national programme to improve digitisation and productivity using digital technology across pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, ambulance and community (PODAC) sectors. This work includes research to build a body of knowledge that will allow NHS Digital and NHSX to lay the foundation for change and develop a full programme of work to deliver digital transformation. IT suppliers will be fundamental in the delivery of this change and engaging with IT suppliers to understand the marketplace and the solutions, services and products is critical. We want to ensure we utilise the innovation and expertise within the IT sector and work with industry experts to deliver the most effective solutions for our colleagues in the PODAC sector. To start our engagement and increase our knowledge of the IT sector, a third party has been commissioned to carry out research focusing on suppliers providing IT systems. The research will cover three broad aims: * Supplier Market Analysis - a review to develop an understanding of the market that is currently providing IT systems to the PODAC sectors. * Enablers and Infrastructure Discovery - a review of the major barriers to the rolling out of digital solutions at scale, focussing on key enablers such as organisational identifiers, data security and cyber protection, interoperability and connectivity. * National Technical Specification Discovery - a review of the potential for a core specification for IT systems in optometry, dentistry, ambulance and community. Over the coming weeks, you may be contacted by us or our third party supplier as part of this research work. Any information, guidance or feedback you provide will help us complete our research that will lay the foundations of our future programme of work. Should you need any more information or if you are keen to participate in the research we are undertaking, please get in touch with Jenny Friday, Project Manager at jenny.friday@nhs.net ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21a319c8-7a88-4eaa-ad95-feee22219c37 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Aug 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS DIGITAL | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH20 2BZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ28 West Sussex (North East) | | Local authority | Horsham | | Electoral ward | Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley | | Westminster constituency | Arundel and South Downs | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics ## Release History - 14 Jul 2021 at 10:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21a319c8-7a88-4eaa-ad95-feee22219c37 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21a319c8-7a88-4eaa-ad95-feee22219c37 14th July 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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