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title: "Agile Product Delivery Partner (Discovery, Development, Deployment) Framework Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-137298"
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buyer: "DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES"
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# Agile Product Delivery Partner (Discovery, Development, Deployment) Framework Agreement

Buyer: DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-137298

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## Summary

The procurement process led by Digital Health and Care Wales involves the establishment of a sole supplier Framework Agreement for an Agile Product Delivery Partner in the health industry. The title of the tender is "Agile Product Delivery Partner (Discovery, Development, Deployment) Framework Agreement". Key details include the location in Cardiff, UK, procurement method as an open procedure, and a contract value of £20,000,000. The tender is at the award stage, with a contract signed on April 3, 2024, and a key date for the bid opening set for January 15, 2024.

This tender by Digital Health and Care Wales presents an opportunity for businesses in the services sector to compete for a Framework Agreement to support the NHS Wales App. Businesses with expertise in agile product delivery, particularly in the healthcare sector, would be well-suited to engage in this opportunity. The procurement method being an open procedure allows fair competition, and with a contract duration of 1440 days, successful suppliers are expected to demonstrate a track record in delivering successful public sector Apps within the UK, with a focus on health services and a good understanding of the Welsh Public Sector and NHS Wales.

## Notice

The Authority is seeking to establish a sole supplier Framework Agreement for an Agile Product Delivery Partner (discovery, Development, Deployment) for Digital Health and Care Wales.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), a Special Health Authority which creates digital solutions needed to improve health and care in Wales, About Digital Health and Care Wales - Digital Health and Care Wales (https://dhcw.nhs.wales) is seeking to establish a sole supplier Framework Agreement for an Agile Product Delivery Partner (Discovery, Development, Deployment) to enable specialist resources to be called off as and when required to support DHCW and the Digital Services for Patients and the Public ("DSPP") programme in delivering the NHS Wales App. The DSPP Programme has been established to deliver the following vision: i. Using transformational digital services to increase people's involvement in the management of their health and wellbeing to engender more positive health and social care outcomes for the people of Wales. ii. Opening up channels to capture and share information relating to people's health and wellbeing: - Greater visibility of and access to the information that the NHS holds at an individual level. - Ability for the patient to collect and share information with carers, medical professionals and others of their choosing. - Create a technical and cultural environment that can extend beyond traditional NHS boundaries and into social care and the third sector. iii. Providing Information sharing under clear models for consent, data provenance, and audit including controlled proxy access and accountability for actions based on available information at a given point in time. iv. This vision for information sharing includes: - Transactional information such as appointment bookings. - Communications including correspondence, messages and video calling and conferencing. - Personalised health and wellbeing information presented in a context that is understandable, allowing a user to navigate between multiple sources of supporting information and service information with relative ease. The scope of the Framework Agreement is for the provision of services via a "call off mechanism" to support DHCW in delivering the NHS Wales App across four key areas: 1. Discovery 2. Development 3. Operations 4. Support & Service Management A commercial/contractual partnership agreement is envisaged between the Parties to efficiently and effectively deliver the evolving requirements to meet the organisation's and programmes Corporate Strategy so an agile and robust approach is essential. The successful supplier will be required to provide access to suitably skilled and experienced resources that are flexible, highly skilled, and able to provide a proactive approach to underpin the service delivery of the Agreement. The successful supplier will need to demonstrate a track record of delivering comparable successful UK public sector Apps, preferably within healthcare. In addition, an excellent working knowledge of the Welsh Public Sector and NHS Wales is desirable, as is experience in Healthcare.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137298 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF11 9AD |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff West |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KAINOS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 4 Apr 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137298
- 15 Dec 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137298

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC460690
  Agile Product Delivery Partner (Discovery, Development, Deployment) Framework Agreement - The Authority is seeking to establish a sole supplier Framework Agreement for an Agile Product Delivery Partner (discovery, Development, Deployment) for Digital Health and Care Wales.
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR473530
  Agile Product Delivery Partner (Discovery, Development, Deployment) Framework Agreement - The Authority is seeking to establish a sole supplier Framework Agreement for an Agile Product Delivery Partner (discovery, Development, Deployment) for Digital Health and Care Wales.

## Notice URLs

- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-137298
- https://dhcw.nhs.wales
- https://dhcw.nhs.wales/
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

## Provenance

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