--- title: "Remote Health Monitoring & Communications System" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000583389" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000583389" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000583389.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000583389.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"NSS\")" published: "2019-05-20" --- # Remote Health Monitoring & Communications System Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS") Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000583389 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000583389) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000583389.json) ## Summary The Common Services Agency, commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), is planning to procure a Remote Health Monitoring & Communications System, aimed at enhancing home and mobile health monitoring care pathways. This procurement, classified under the health services industry, will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland. The contract value is estimated at £1,500,000, and interested parties are required to submit their quality and safety questionnaires by 2pm on Friday, 31 May 2019. Further notices regarding this tender are expected on 1 July 2019 as the process continues. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in health technology and communication solutions. Companies that provide multi-channel remote health monitoring systems or related services will find themselves well-suited to compete for this contract. Furthermore, businesses capable of developing customised solutions or enhancements to meet specific regulatory requirements will be particularly attractive to NSS, given the emphasis on compliance with upcoming EU medical device regulations. ## Notice NSS wishes to procure a multi-channel remote health monitoring and communication solution capable of supporting the delivery of home and mobile health monitoring enhanced care pathways. An "off the shelf" solution is sought; however solutions that need further development to meet requirements may also be of interest. For background information and context see: A National Model for Home and Mobile Health Monitoring https://sctt.org.uk/programmes/home-and-mobile-monitoring/national-service-model-home-mobile-health-monitoring/ This notice is to: - Assess the potential quality and safety of appropriate solutions currently available in the market. - Assess market readiness of remote health monitoring solutions in relation to new obligations arising from REGULATION (EU) 2017/745 (Medical Device Regulations) coming into force in May 2020 and in the context of stand alone software as a medical device (SaMD). ### Lot Information Lot 1 It is the intention of NSS to enter into a contract pursuant to which a multi-channel remote health monitoring and communication solution is delivered as a managed service. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended, Integration Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland) Act 2014 and any local authorities established pursuant to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.. Please download the Additional Information Document ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY354713 | | 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 | 20 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jul 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,500,000 | | 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 - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48180000 - Medical software package - 48814000 - Medical information systems - 48814400 - Clinical information system - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 72212180 - Medical software development services - 72250000 - System and support services - 72261000 - Software support services - 72262000 - Software development services - 72263000 - Software implementation services ## Release History - 20 May 2019 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY354713 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY354713&idx=3 26th August 2019 - An assessment of the quality and safety of current market solutions in context of EU 2017/745 (MDR) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY354713&idx=1 21st May 2019 - Additional Information - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY354713&idx=2 21st May 2019 - Questionnaire - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY354713 Remote Health Monitoring & Communications System - NSS wishes to procure a multi-channel remote health monitoring and communication solution capable of supporting the delivery of home and mobile health monitoring enhanced care pathways. An "off the shelf" solution is sought; however solutions that need further development to meet requirements may also be of interest. For background information and context see: A National Model for Home and Mobile Health Monitoring https://sctt.org.uk/programmes/home-and-mobile-monitoring/national-service-model-home-mobile-health-monitoring/ This notice is to: - Assess the potential quality and safety of appropriate solutions currently available in the market. - Assess market readiness of remote health monitoring solutions in relation to new obligations arising from REGULATION (EU) 2017/745 (Medical Device Regulations) coming into force in May 2020 and in the context of stand alone software as a medical device (SaMD). ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/ - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=583389 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000583389 - https://sctt.org.uk/programmes/home-and-mobile-monitoring/national-service-model-home-mobile-health-monitoring/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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