Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.
Closing date: 26 June 2024
Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Procurement reference
SBS10511
Published date
23 May 2024
Closing date
26 June 2024
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.
NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Population Health Management and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following Lots or groups of Lots:
Lot 1: Population Health Management Enterprise Systems
Lot 2: Population Health Management Specialist Software
Lot 3: Population Health Management Consulting Services
The Lot structure is indicative at this stage and will be confirmed in any resultant Contract Notice/Tender Notice.
The Framework Agreement duration will be an initial two years with the option to extend for up to an additional two years.
Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Lots will be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework is subject to review and change and is expected to go live on 30/05/2025.
Please follow the link above to submit RFI responses via SAP Ariba.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within Population Health Management market.
Please complete the RFI via the SAP Ariba portal. Should you have access issues, please contact nsbs.digital@nhs.net for a digital copy.
The deadline to submit responses to the RFI is 26 June 2024 at 12:00 hours.
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely.
NHS SBS intends to hold market engagement sessions during July/August 2024 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework Agreement.
NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for all procurement activity taken in relation to this PIN and future opportunity. The eSourcing system we use is SAP Ariba.
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework Agreement if invited to do so.
The value is an indicative value over the term of the Framework Agreement.
The date stated is the estimated date of publication, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search for the publication of the relevant high value contract notice.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
Jack Biddell
Address
Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7AH United Kingdom