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title: "Electronic Requesting and Reporting of Examinations"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000522948"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"NSS\")"
published: "2017-12-14"
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# Electronic Requesting and Reporting of Examinations

Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000522948

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## Summary

The Common Services Agency, also known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), is initiating a tender for the "Electronic Requesting and Reporting of Examinations" in the healthcare industry. The procurement is currently at the planning stage, with a budget of £1,000,000. The primary aim is to transition from paper-based processes to an electronic system that facilitates the requesting and reporting of examinations among clinical laboratories across Scotland and the rest of the UK. Interested parties should note that questionnaires must be submitted by 8th January 2018.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in health information systems and electronic data exchange solutions. Companies that focus on designing and implementing laboratory information systems, particularly those that already have experience in the NHS or similar public sector projects, would be well positioned to compete. Given that the system aims to connect multiple laboratories and establish a unified user interface, firms with capabilities in developing interoperable solutions and data sharing functionalities will find this contract particularly relevant to their growth strategy.

## Notice

NSS wishes to procure a service/system that will enable electronic requesting and reporting of examinations between clinical laboratories within Scotland and the rest of the UK. The requirement is to replace current paper based processes used to enable referral and reporting of examinations between laboratories. The system to enable this should deliver a common user interface that enables end to end connections to many different laboratory information systems within a UK wide network of referral laboratories. There should also be access to a directory of available test repertoires of connected sites. In addition to functionality that addresses the requirements of the Blood Sciences modalities, the identified solution should have available, or have in an advanced stage of development, functionality to manage the additional requirements to process information and data exchange for medical microbiology and histopathology and their constituent modalities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NSS wishes to procure a service/system that will enable electronic requesting and reporting of examinations between clinical laboratories within Scotland and the rest of the UK. The requirement is to replace current paper based processes used to enable referral and reporting of examinations between laboratories. The system to enable this should deliver a common user interface that enables end to end connections to many different laboratory information systems within a UK wide network of referral laboratories. There should also be access to a directory of available test repertoires of connected sites. In addition to functionality that addresses the requirements of the Blood Sciences modalities, the identified solution should have available, or have in an advanced stage of development, functionality to manage the additional requirements to process information and data exchange for medical microbiology and histopathology and their constituent modalities. Large volumes of laboratory work flow between the Health Boards within Scotland and to sites elsewhere within the UK. There is a requirement that all this work flow for NHSScotland should be facilitated through electronic systems. Seven boards have/ or will have deployed the same solution to address requirements. This procurement will deliver a solution for at least 7 of the remaining Boards with connection to the 7 Boards with a solution deployed to enable national consistency in process. This is a market testing exercise and we ask that you complete the questionnaire and return by 8th Jan 2018.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC304360 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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 | 14 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 Jul 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| 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

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48814400 - Clinical information system
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 14 Dec 2017 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC304360

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC304360&idx=1
  18th December 2017 - Questionnaire Return Date 8th January 2018
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC304360
  Electronic Requesting and Reporting of Examinations - NSS wishes to procure a service/system that will enable electronic requesting and reporting of examinations between clinical laboratories within Scotland and the rest of the UK. The requirement is to replace current paper based processes used to enable referral and reporting of examinations between laboratories. The system to enable this should deliver a common user interface that enables end to end connections to many different laboratory information systems within a UK wide network of referral laboratories. There should also be access to a directory of available test repertoires of connected sites. In addition to functionality that addresses the requirements of the Blood Sciences modalities, the identified solution should have available, or have in an advanced stage of development, functionality to manage the additional requirements to process information and data exchange for medical microbiology and histopathology and their constituent modalities.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=522948
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000522948

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