Clinical Portal Patient Record Solution
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) is seeking to develop a clinical portal patient record solution for Warrington Hospital and Halton General Hospital including the former Cheshire and Merseyside Treatment Centre.
UK-Warrington: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
2012/S 139-232768
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane
Contact point(s): Supplies Department
For the attention of: Alison Parker
WA5 1QG Warrington
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1925635911
E-mail: alison.parker@whh.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: htp://www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0041
Further information can be obtained from: Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane
Contact point(s): Supplies Department
For the attention of: Alison Parker
WA5 1QG Warrington
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1925635911
E-mail: alison.parker@whh.nhs.uk
Internet address: http://www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane
Contact point(s): Supplies Department
For the attention of: Alison Parker
WA5 1QG Warrington
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1925635911
E-mail: alison.parker@whh.nhs.uk
Internet address: http://www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane
Contact point(s): Supplies Department
For the attention of: Alison Parker
WA5 1QG Warrington
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1925635911
E-mail: alison.parker@whh.nhs.uk
Internet address: http://www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 7: Computer and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
NUTS code UKD21
The current systems operated by the Trust comprises four modules; a patient administration system, a radiology information system. a pathology information system and a clinical system. The Trust is in the process of replacing the patient administration system with a patient managment system, which is the subject of a separate procurement under contract notice (2012/S 109-181355). However, in addition, the Trust is seeking to introduce a clinical portal interafcing initially, with each of the four constituent modules of noted.
In introducing the new clinical protal the Trust has the following non-exhaustive objectives:
— reducing the level of the Trust’s clinical risk and improving clinical governance,
— improving patient care and the patient experience,
— reducing reliance on traditional paper-based medical records,
— providing clinical staff with agreed minimum dataset in an agreed format for every point of patient contact,
— improving information provision to clinicians,
— improving the delivery of clinical audit.
The new clinical portal must have a functionality which allows inter-operability with existing clinical modules. Details of these modules will be set out in the Descriptive Document.
The selected supplier will be expected to design, supply, install and acceptance test the new clinical portal and will be expected to provide operational and maintenance related services in respect of the new clinical portal and software updates as appropriate.
The Trust will consider proposals for the provision of software upgrades during the contract term. The contract for provision of (operation and maintenance and related services) is expected to be let for a term of 7 years with a 3 year option to extend following the date on which acceptance testing of the new clinical portal is projected to be completed and the projected date of handover.
The selected supplier will be expected to tailor its proposals and services to produce the best savings and performance mix for the Trust, while meeting the Trust’s stated objectives.
The selected supplier will be expected to ensure continuity of supplies and services to Warrington Hospital and Halton General Hospital including the former Cheshire and Merseyside Treatment Centre, whether by utilising temporary facilities (which the selected supplier will be expected to supply) or otherwise, during the development of and installation of the new clinical portal and transfer to the new system.
The Trust is keen to ensure that candidates have the proven project management and technical expertise and experience to deliver a project of this complexity. In particular, the selected supplier will be expected to demonstrate expertise and experience of designing, supplying, installing, acceptance testing, operating and maintaining clinical portal solutions in hospitals or similar healthcare sector environments. To this end the Trust may accept a consortium proposal if required in order to ensure the correct skill and experience mix. The trust intends to invite suppliers invited to continue in detailed dialogue to develop and deliver a proof of concept software system that will assess how data may be provided and presented to clinical staff. Details of the Trust’s intentions as regards the development of proofs of concept will be set out in the Descriptive Document.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000,00 GBP
Description of these options: Option to extend for a further 3 years.
Number of possible renewals: 1
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the PQQ.
As set out in the PQQ.
Section IV: Procedure
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the PQQ.
Section VI: Complementary information
All Expressions of Interest (EOI) are to be emailed to Alison.Parker@whh.nhs.uk by the due date and time stipulated in this notice.
The Expressions of Interest must clearly state the following:
— the contract title,
— the OJEU reference attributable to this contract opportunity,
— the name and job title of the person submitting the EOI,
— the full name of and address of the supplier/consortium applying for this contract,
— contact details including telephone number (and mobile number where applicable) and email address,
— details of who the Pre Qualification Questionnaire is to be sent to which must include an email address as all PQQs will be issued via email.
(MT Ref:90839).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:19.7.2012