Procurement for the Establishment of a Consultancy Dynamic Purchasing System 2.0 to NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit

A Tender Notice
by NHS ENGLAND (TRADING AS NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL & WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT)

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£1B-£200M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
15 Dec 2022
Delivery
To 18 Dec 2027 (est.)
Deadline
13 Jan 2023 12:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

SCW has a combination of skills and expertise which mean that we are very well placed to support health and care organisations and systems to address their challenges. In order to complement these capabilities and to enhance our capacity to provide support, SCW is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of suitably qualified organisations that can provide a range of project-based consultancy services, normally working as part of blended teams with SCW staff and associates, delivering services to our customers. Along with proven technical expertise, it is vital that potential providers understand the health and care environment that we operate in. This should include an excellent understanding of the wider direction of travel for health and care in the context of the national agenda and local drivers. The DPS is being let in 6 Lots as follows: Lot 1 - Clinical Measurement - Clinical Measurement Lot 2 - Clinical Measurement - Health Economics Lot 3 - Digital Transformation Lot 4 - System Transformation Lot 5 - Turnaround - Workforce Lot 6 - Turnaround - Specialist Services The DPS will be let for a period of 5 years (period of validity). The maximum value across all Lots of the DPS over the 5-year term is £200m inclusive of any non-recoverable VAT. This DPS is for the use of SCW and NHS England through it's other Commissioning Support Units.

Lot Division

1 Clinical Measurement - Clinical Measurement
  • Value: £200M

Lot 1 - Clinical Measurement - Clinical Measurement a. Data: • Significant expertise in using data and measurement to support quality improvement • Capacity to carry out data linkage and analysis, and experience of seeking out and securing new data (beyond NHS data) to create better data linkages • Clinical grouping, case mix adjustment and predictive analytics • Experience creating new approaches to analysing data to complement gaps in existing data • Significant clinical expertise in order to use and interpret data from a clinical and operational perspective • Expertise in using qualitative data where possible in national and other datasets b. Knowledge and experience: • Knowledge in and experience of the way that the NHS operates in England and the current challenges of measuring and improving patient care • Understanding of using information to support service change • Experience of delivering training and supporting users of information c. Capability and capacity: • Strong communication skills to work with a broad range of stakeholders both locally and nationally, and to communicate effectively with NHS and partner organisations, patients and the public • Credibility, influencing, and leadership skills to earn trust and convincingly advance the case for change, supported by relevant data • Ability to provide an independent, transparent and complete perspective in all work, with the aim of ensuring outputs in all activity have the utmost clinical relevance and accuracy Lot 2 - Clinical Measurement - Health Economics a. Knowledge and experience: • Significant expertise in the use of health economics approaches in order to evaluate service changes and other interventions, including educational, system and organisational change programmes within the NHS • Experience in modelling to understand drivers of service costs and outcomes • Knowledge in and experience of the way that the NHS operates in England and Wales and the current challenges of measuring and improving the quality and value of health services b. Capability and capacity: a. Strong communication skills to work with a broad range of stakeholders and data sources both locally and nationally, and to communicate effectively with NHS and stakeholder organisations, patients and the public b. Credibility, influencing, and leadership skills to earn trust and convincingly advance the case for change, supported by relevant data c. Ability to provide an independent, transparent and complete perspective in all work, with the aim of ensuring outputs in all activity have the utmost relevance and accuracy Lot 3 - Digital Transformation a. Information Strategy (e.g., IT governance, IT strategy and planning, Information security) b. Technical strategy and planning (e.g., Emerging technologies, Solution architecture) c. Business change implementation (e.g., portfolio/programme/project management and associated support) d. Business change management (e.g., business analysis, benefits management, organisational design) e. Development and implementation (e.g., system design, network design, testing) f. User experience (e.g., user experience design and evaluation) g. Integration (e.g., systems integration, specifically within a healthcare setting) Lot 4 - System Transformation a. Delivering Improvement and Efficiency (e.g., system design, behaviour change, pathway design, Financial / activity analysis, modelling & assurance, financial sustainability and turnaround) b. Health and Care Strategic Planning (e.g., Health and Care strategy and planning, horizon scanning, research, evidence, clinical effectiveness and insight) c. Business change implementation (e.g., portfolio/programme/project management and associated support, evaluation) d. Business change management (e.g., business analysis, benefits management, organisational design and development) e. Primary Care Transformation (e.g., at scale provision, sustainability & resilience programmes) f. Organisational Development, Behavioural Change & System Leadership incl. workforce modelling, design, planning & change management) g. Organisational Design, System Governance & Frameworks Lot 5 - Turnaround - Workforce a. Dynamic modelling capability that can flex within the changing NHS environment, being able to be rapidly adapted and customised b. Support the ability to link between NHS and non-NHS data sets to model and scenario test different outcomes c. Provision of reporting capabilities that can be tailored to various customer needs d. Solutions must simplify annual and monthly commissioning processes e. Solutions must have functionality to support multiple years of planning cycles, forecast scenario testing and pathway analysis f. Solutions must have the capability to perform business case modelling (i.e. contract monitoring, performance, sustainability and transformation plan monitoring, population analytics, contract baselining, contract offers, GP budget monitoring) g. Solutions must be able to support the addition of new customers and their associated data sets and report in a timely manner h. Needs to be able to run adjustments to base data and refresh and report the reprocessed data i. Solutions need to be in real time j. Solutions need to allow for a robust process of decommissioning customers with the removal and archiving of associated data and reports k. Solutions should have data management policies and capabilities to enable archiving of historical data and reports l. Solutions need to be user configurable and run full audit trails from base data through adjustments to the final report Lot 6 - Turnaround - Specialist Services a. Dynamic modelling capability that can flex within the changing NHS environment, being able to be rapidly adapted and customised b. Support the ability to link between NHS and non-NHS data sets to model and scenario test different outcomes c. Provision of reporting capabilities that can be tailored to various customer needs d. Solutions must simplify annual and monthly commissioning processes e. Solutions must have functionality to support multiple years of planning cycles, forecast scenario testing and pathway analysis f. Solutions must have the capability to perform business case modelling (i.e. contract monitoring, performance, sustainability and transformation plan monitoring, population analytics, contract baselining, contract offers, GP budget monitoring) g. Solutions must be able to support the addition of new customers and their associated data sets and report in a timely manner h. Needs to be able to run adjustments to base data and refresh and report the reprocessed data i. Solutions need to be in real time Additional information: The services are subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

2 Clinical Measurement - Health Economics
  • Value: £200M

Lot 2 - Clinical Measurement - Health Economics a. Knowledge and experience: • Significant expertise in the use of health economics approaches in order to evaluate service changes and other interventions, including educational, system and organisational change programmes within the NHS • Experience in modelling to understand drivers of service costs and outcomes • Knowledge in and experience of the way that the NHS operates in England and Wales and the current challenges of measuring and improving the quality and value of health services b. Capability and capacity: a. Strong communication skills to work with a broad range of stakeholders and data sources both locally and nationally, and to communicate effectively with NHS and stakeholder organisations, patients and the public b. Credibility, influencing, and leadership skills to earn trust and convincingly advance the case for change, supported by relevant data c. Ability to provide an independent, transparent and complete perspective in all work, with the aim of ensuring outputs in all activity have the utmost relevance and accuracy Additional information: The services are subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

3 Digital Transformation
  • Value: £200M

a. Information Strategy (e.g., IT governance, IT strategy and planning, Information security) b. Technical strategy and planning (e.g., Emerging technologies, Solution architecture) c. Business change implementation (e.g., portfolio/programme/project management and associated support) d. Business change management (e.g., business analysis, benefits management, organisational design) e. Development and implementation (e.g., system design, network design, testing) f. User experience (e.g., user experience design and evaluation) g. Integration (e.g., systems integration, specifically within a healthcare setting) Additional information: The services are subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

4 System Transformation
  • Value: £200M

a. Delivering Improvement and Efficiency (e.g., system design, behaviour change, pathway design, Financial / activity analysis, modelling & assurance, financial sustainability and turnaround) b. Health and Care Strategic Planning (e.g., Health and Care strategy and planning, horizon scanning, research, evidence, clinical effectiveness and insight) c. Business change implementation (e.g., portfolio/programme/project management and associated support, evaluation) d. Business change management (e.g., business analysis, benefits management, organisational design and development) e. Primary Care Transformation (e.g., at scale provision, sustainability & resilience programmes) f. Organisational Development, Behavioural Change & System Leadership incl. workforce modelling, design, planning & change management) g. Organisational Design, System Governance & Frameworks Additional information: The services are subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

5 Turnaround - Workforce
  • Value: £200M

a. Dynamic modelling capability that can flex within the changing NHS environment, being able to be rapidly adapted and customised b. Support the ability to link between NHS and non-NHS data sets to model and scenario test different outcomes c. Provision of reporting capabilities that can be tailored to various customer needs d. Solutions must simplify annual and monthly commissioning processes e. Solutions must have functionality to support multiple years of planning cycles, forecast scenario testing and pathway analysis f. Solutions must have the capability to perform business case modelling (i.e. contract monitoring, performance, sustainability and transformation plan monitoring, population analytics, contract baselining, contract offers, GP budget monitoring) g. Solutions must be able to support the addition of new customers and their associated data sets and report in a timely manner h. Needs to be able to run adjustments to base data and refresh and report the reprocessed data i. Solutions need to be in real time j. Solutions need to allow for a robust process of decommissioning customers with the removal and archiving of associated data and reports k. Solutions should have data management policies and capabilities to enable archiving of historical data and reports l. Solutions need to be user configurable and run full audit trails from base data through adjustments to the final report Additional information: The services are subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

6 Turnaround - Specialist Services
  • Value: £200M

a. Dynamic modelling capability that can flex within the changing NHS environment, being able to be rapidly adapted and customised b. Support the ability to link between NHS and non-NHS data sets to model and scenario test different outcomes c. Provision of reporting capabilities that can be tailored to various customer needs d. Solutions must simplify annual and monthly commissioning processes e. Solutions must have functionality to support multiple years of planning cycles, forecast scenario testing and pathway analysis f. Solutions must have the capability to perform business case modelling (i.e. contract monitoring, performance, sustainability and transformation plan monitoring, population analytics, contract baselining, contract offers, GP budget monitoring) g. Solutions must be able to support the addition of new customers and their associated data sets and report in a timely manner h. Needs to be able to run adjustments to base data and refresh and report the reprocessed data i. Solutions need to be in real time Additional information: The services are subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

CPV Codes

  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are not available.
  • Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

To submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the Atamis system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents. Interested suppliers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Bids must be received via the Atamis e-procurement system by no later than midday on 13 January 2023. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on Atamis and 'express an interest', and then complete a Bid response as specified within the procurement documents. On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence. This Procurement Process will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Authority is not bound to accept any Bid and is not liable for any costs or expenditure incurred by those expressing an interest or submitting a Bid for this opportunity.

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