--- title: "Provision of a Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS)" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-141634" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-141634" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-141634.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-141634.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST" published: "2024-05-31" --- # Provision of a Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) Buyer: VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-kuma6s-141634 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-141634) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-141634.json) ## Summary The Velindre University NHS Trust, located in Cardiff, UK, is planning a tender for the provision of a Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) through NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. The contract, with a duration of up to 20 years, aims to support the Welsh Blood Service (WBS) in managing blood collection, distribution, and related functions to meet the demands of over 100,000 donations annually for patient care. This forthcoming tender offers opportunities for businesses specializing in healthcare technologies and digital solutions to compete for a strategic partnership with the Velindre University NHS Trust. Businesses capable of delivering and maintaining a BECS system, aligned with the WBS's 5-year strategy for Blood and Transplant Services, are well-suited to address the evolving challenges in blood supply security and specialist services in Wales. Interested suppliers can engage in stakeholder events from 24th June to 5th July 2024 to gain insights and seek clarification on the procurement requirements outlined by the NHS trust. ## Notice NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership are seeking to appoint a strategic partner on behalf of Velindre University NHS Trust to deliver and maintain a Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) for use by the Welsh Blood Service (WBS). The contract will be awarded for a period of up to 20 years. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership are seeking to appoint a strategic partner on behalf of Velindre University NHS Trust, to deliver and maintain a Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) for use by the Welsh Blood Service (WBS), replacing their current BECS. WBS is responsible for the collection of blood in Wales, and for the distribution of blood products to hospitals, as well as other related functions. In common with the other UK Blood Services and other NHS diagnostic laboratories, the WBS faces significant challenges for the future, such as changing donor behaviours and demand for blood products, challenges in respect of the recruitment and retention of new donors, the need to develop a more individualised donor care package, as well as wider population and system challenges, including the need to deliver services in a challenging economic climate. A failure to recognise, understand and analyse these challenges, and to identify options for the future, could jeopardise the security of the blood supply and specialist services in Wales. WBS aims to collect in excess of 100000 donations each year, necessitating around 300 blood donations every day to meet patient need. Future demand for blood will be influenced by advances in cancer care, the changing population demographic with an ageing population and a more diverse case mix of patients. The UK ambition to increase self-sufficiency in plasma-derived medicines will further increase demand for donations. WBS currently work with 4000 community influencers to help promote the importance of donating and utilise over 200 locations across Wales by providing a community-facing blood collection service. As well as whole blood products the WBS also supply platelets, enabling patients to help fight chronic diseases, cancers and to aid recovery from traumatic injuries. WBS aims to collect around 11000 platelet donations each year for transfusion into NHS Wales patients, of which around 40% come from apheresis donation. In the future, WBS plans to introduce additional apheresis services to collect approximately 30,000 donations of plasma per year for the manufacture of medicines, in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry (fractionation partner). WBS also supports transplantation services in Wales, via the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR) and the Welsh Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (WHAIS) services. The WBMDR and WHAIS enable solid organ, bone marrow and peripheral stem cell transplantation by supporting the matching of potential donors to transplant recipients, as well as providing testing services to confirm a donor/patient matching. These services interact with the wider WBS blood supply chain via its BECS platform. BECS is a business-critical system and is the enabler for the delivery of key service and business objectives identified within the Welsh Blood Service 5-year 'Blood and Transplant Services for the Future' strategy. A central pillar of that strategy is an ambition to "deliver a more person-centred service and experience for our donors", to provide individualised and tailored services to our users. The expectation is that the BECS will provide the Welsh Blood Service with a future-proof system, which allows for progressive and iterative change, in accordance with regulatory and statutory guidelines and the ever-evolving opportunities provided through the adoption of new and innovative digital technologies. WBS has identified 3 options for the delivery of its BECS: - Option 1 - Blood Management System (minimum viable product). This option would ensure the delivery of BECS solution equivalent to the solution currently in use within the WBS. - Option 2 - Blood Management System (minimum viable product) plus Patient management (platelets) and hospital ordering - Option 3 - Blood Management System (minimum viable product) plus Patient management (platelets) and hospital ordering, plus Appointments Management & Customer (Donor) Relationship Management (CRM) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=141634 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | 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 | 2 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF15 7QZ | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf | | Electoral ward | Taff's Well | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff North | | Delivery location | TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72212100 - Industry specific software development services ## Release History - 31 May 2024 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=141634 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY479640 Provision of a Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership are seeking to appoint a strategic partner on behalf of Velindre University NHS Trust to deliver and maintain a Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) for use by the Welsh Blood Service (WBS). The contract will be awarded for a period of up to 20 years. ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-141634 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-141634. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-141634.json.