Supply Benchmarking Software
NHS Wales has a requirement for a Benchmarking application complete with licenses, maintenance, support, training and development consultancy.
UK-Bridgend: Software package and information systems
2013/S 090-153353
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
Velindre NHS Trust (Hosts of NHS Wales Informatics Service)
10/11 Oldfield Road, Bocam Park, Pencoed
For the attention of: Christine Thorne
CF35 5LJ Bridgend
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +49 1656778852
E-mail: christine.thorne@wales.nhs.uk
Fax: +49 1656865187
Further information can be obtained from: E Tenderwales Procurement Portal – Bravo Solution
Internet address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/index.html
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: E Tenderwales Procurement Portal – Bravo Solution
Internet address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/index.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: E Tenderwales Procurement Portal – Bravo Solution
Internet address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/index.html
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: Welsh Local Health Boards, Welsh Government and NHS Trusts in Wales.
NUTS code UK
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 GBP
48000000, 48810000, 85148000, 72300000, 72316000, 48460000
The overall scope of the procurement is summarised below to:
– Secure a Benchmarking service, complete with licences, maintenance, support, training with related documentation and development consultancy and application development.
– Maintain continuity of service during transition to the replacement service.
This may require a phased approach;
– The supplier will be required to install, configure and commission its Benchmarking Service for each of the Participating Organisations listed in Section VI.3 (Additional Information);
– Deliver a new Benchmarking Service via a web enabled platform that will enable a comparison of a wide range of performance criteria against Wales and UK based peer health providers and community services. Benchmarked data will be required against a range of key performance indicators including efficiency, productivity, quality, safety and risk, access and data quality.
– Ensure a Benchmarking Service is provided which is capable of delivering consistent and transparent reporting on a local and national basis;
– Deliver an all Wales Benchmarking Service;
– Improve the reliability of organisational comparisons through transparent analysis methodologies;
– Adopt a corporate approach to the provision of a Benchmarking Service;
– Ensure that the Benchmarking service procured takes account of Welsh data dictionary definitions;
– Consider improving the Benchmarking Service for Wales covering all organisations including Acute, Primary Care, Community and Mental Health services in Wales;
– Standardisation of benchmarking reports, thereby facilitating reporting processes to the Welsh Government and the sharing of data between organisations;
– Achieve a single core specification with flexibility for local tailoring.
Further information regarding the requirements will be made available to short listed bidders invited to tender.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 500 000 and 2 000 000 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
The Bravo project code for this procurement is: 24310.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) – Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register – Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ – Enter your correct business and user details – Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete – You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender – Login to the portal with the username/password – Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) – Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. – Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. – This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender – Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) – You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification – Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT – There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in PQQ.
As set out in PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out in PQQ.
Section IV: Procedure
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in PQQ.
Section VI: Complementary information
Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board,
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board,
Hywel Dda Local Health Board,
Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board,
Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board,
Cwm Taf Local Health Board,
Powys Local Health Board,
Welsh Government.
During the period of the agreement, Velindre NHS Trust and the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust may also wish to participate or any contracting authority that may replace or succeed them, together known as the Participating Organisations.
Each organisation participating in the agreement will be responsible for executing its own contract with the winning tenderer. The formation of each contract will be subject to the overarching terms and conditions issued at Invitation to Tender stage and subject to any additional requirements as identified by the individual organisations. The Awarding Authority will not accept completed PQQ’s after the stated closing date. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.
The Awarding Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. All documents to be priced [where applicable] in sterling and all payments made in sterling. For the avoidance of doubt the contract range of £1,500,000 to £2,000,000 is based on historical spend and projected available budgets. The tendering process will be undertaken via electronic means using the Bravo e-tendering system.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:7.5.2013