--- title: "BWC WMCPC Digital Referral Solution - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d030105e-dd43-409d-84fa-31235aebc65a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d030105e-dd43-409d-84fa-31235aebc65a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d030105e-dd43-409d-84fa-31235aebc65a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d030105e-dd43-409d-84fa-31235aebc65a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS CAMHS PROVIDER COLLABORATIVE HOSTED BY BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2024-08-29" --- # BWC WMCPC Digital Referral Solution - Market Engagement Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS CAMHS PROVIDER COLLABORATIVE HOSTED BY BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d030105e-dd43-409d-84fa-31235aebc65a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d030105e-dd43-409d-84fa-31235aebc65a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d030105e-dd43-409d-84fa-31235aebc65a.json) ## Summary The West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative, hosted by Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "BWC WMCPC Digital Referral Solution - Market Engagement." This tender concerns the innovation and digital enhancement of the referral process within the healthcare sector. The project aims to replace an inefficient, manual referral system with a robust digital platform. Key milestone includes the engagement end date on 23rd September 2024. The location for this procurement is in the West Midlands, UK, and it falls under the CPV classification "Software package and information systems" with ID 48000000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital solutions, healthcare IT, and software development. SMEs are particularly encouraged to participate, fostering growth in digital healthcare innovations. The ideal candidates are those with experience in developing modular and customisable platforms capable of future enhancements such as integration with other EPR systems and AI capabilities. This contract offers a valuable chance for businesses to expand their footprint within the healthcare IT sector and contribute to a critical improvement in NHS service efficiency. ## Notice The West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) has scoped options to enhance its referral process through digital innovation. This appraisal assesses three alternatives to replace the current manual, email-based system, which is inefficient and plagued by a high rate of returned referrals due to missing or incorrect information. The current referral method, which involves filling out and emailing a Word document (Form 1), is labour intensive and error prone. This approach has led to a substantial administrative burden, consuming upwards of 105 hours each month to ensure the sufficiency of information for clinical gatekeeping. The referral hub faces significant challenges, with 68% of referrals requiring resubmission due to incomplete or erroneous information. The iterative nature of the existing process introduces delays and inefficiencies, affecting the prompt placement of patients and taxing resources. With the impending expansion of services to include an additional seven Integrated Care Boards from September 2023, the need for a robust digital solution is pressing. We would like to Develop our own digital platform that we can develop to our own requirements and digitise our current Form 1 and allow us an opportunity to use the platform for other internal referral type tasks. The platform will make it easier for people to send in a referral and remove any issues of key information missing by having mandatory fields where appropriate. The referral hub team will be able to log into the platform and review referrals which will keep all forms in one place making it easier to administer and process. The platform will also be built in a modular fashion, meaning we can develop future enhancements such as connecting to other EPR systems and build AI algorithms. This option ensures that we are creating exactly what we need, in the way we need it. [Please see PME documents for further information] Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 15:00 on Monday 23rd September 2024. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for C303786 To View documents please register interest and then navigate back to the homepage and click "My Proposals and quotes" ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdad8517-2034-4565-83f2-328f101d171e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Sep 2024 | | 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 | WEST MIDLANDS CAMHS PROVIDER COLLABORATIVE HOSTED BY BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B15 1NU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Edgbaston | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 29 Aug 2024 at 11:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdad8517-2034-4565-83f2-328f101d171e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdad8517-2034-4565-83f2-328f101d171e 29th August 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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