--- title: "Chemotherapy ePrescribing and Administration System [CEPAS]" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046cb8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046cb8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046cb8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046cb8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"NSS\")" published: "2024-05-31" --- # Chemotherapy ePrescribing and Administration System [CEPAS] Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS") Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046cb8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046cb8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046cb8.json) ## Summary The Common Services Agency (NHS National Services Scotland) is planning a tender for the procurement of the Chemotherapy ePrescribing and Administration System (CEPAS) valued at £2,500,000 for IT services in Scotland. The system will support all stages of systemic anti-cancer therapy delivery across 14 NHS Boards, with a market research exercise aimed at exploring possibilities for replacing existing contracts by 30th April 2026. This tender offers opportunities for businesses providing software development, consultancy services, programming, software support and implementation services. The planned procurement stage involves conducting a market research exercise to determine the most suitable contract framework, potentially dependent on available digital cloud solutions. Businesses in the IT services industry in Scotland are well-suited to compete for this opportunity, with a future notice date set for 4th November 2024. ## Notice CEPAS (Chemotherapy ePrescribing and Administration System) is an integrated electronic chemotherapy prescribing and patient scheduling system. It underpins systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) delivery across 14 NHS Boards in Scotland via the three Regional Cancer Networks: the West of Scotland Cancer Network (WoSCAN), North Cancer Alliance (NCA) and South East Scotland Cancer Network (SCAN). It supports both adult and paediatric SACT prescribing. CEPAS supports all stages of the SACT treatment pathway from initial treatment assessment, prescribing, scheduling, dispensing and administration to monitoring of treatment related effects and outcomes. An ability to access CEPAS instance across different services/ sites (potentially out with NHS setting) is also desirable, to support developing services and sharing of information. CEPAS will utilise CHI as the primary patient identifier to access and transfer patient demographic and laboratory results data, held in local NHS Board SCI Store repositories, to CEPAS. CEPAS supports a library of SACT regimens and corresponding supportive care inclusive of investigational (phase 1-3) and unlicensed treatments. CEPAS must have robust security access features and modification systems with in-built audit and transparent quality assurance. It also requires, as a clinical system, a robust 24/7 support. Software support and training supplied from the manufacturer needs to be clearly defined. National Services Scotland, on behalf of NHS Scotland and the three Regional Cancer Networks, is performing a market research exercise to explore what is possible with a view to replacing the current contracts which will end 30 April 2026. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The market research exercise will inform whether a framework agreement or national contract is most suitable. This may be dependant on the availability of digital cloud solutions in the market. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017040-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Nov 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS") | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH12 9EB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 72212000 - Programming services of application software - 72260000 - Software-related services - 72261000 - Software support services - 72263000 - Software implementation services ## Release History - 31 May 2024 at 14:02 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017040-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000732919 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=732919 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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