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Published 29 Jan 2021, 16:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Health Systems Support Framework: Provision of Digital Social Prescribing Solutions

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£60,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 13 Apr 2021
Next notice expected 1 Mar 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The NHS is moving towards a more integrated model of care delivery through Integrated Care Systems (ICS). The Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF) was established to provide a mechanism for ICS and other health and social care organisations to access the support and services they need to transform how they deliver care. It focuses on specialist solutions that enable the digitisation of services and the use of data to drive proactive population heath management approaches across local and integrated provider teams.NHS England are inviting suppliers to bid for accreditation to a new Service Line within the Service Category of Patient Empowerment and Activation within the Health Systems Support Framework relating to the supply of services and software for social prescribing digital solutions.Further details, including a description of the services, is provided in the ITT documents available at the address above and Section IV : Complementary Information of this notice.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Industry specific software package · Software development services · Software integration consultancy services · Software package and information systems · Software package suites · Software support services · Software-related services · System implementation planning services · Systems and technical consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS England and NHS Improvement are inviting suppliers to bid for accreditation to a…Renewal

NHS England and NHS Improvement are inviting suppliers to bid for accreditation to a new Service Line within the Service Category of Patient Empowerment and Activation of the Health Systems Support Framework. A full description of all service lines is provided within the ITT documents.Background to the Service CategoryPersonalised care represents a new relationship between people, professionals and the health and care system. It shifts power and decision making to give people a voice, to be heard, to be connected to each other and their communities. The provision of social prescribing software, related solutions and services that help to deliver NHS Long Term Plan commitments, enable the NHS to provide the highest possible quality of safe and appropriately directed services at national, regional, local system, organisational and individual site levels. The Comprehensive Model for Personalised Care has been co-produced with people with lived experience and a wide range of stakeholders and brings together six evidence-based and inter-linked components, each of which is defined by a standard, replicable delivery model.  One of the components is Social prescribing and community-based support. Social Prescribing Digital Systems & Services The social prescribing digital solutions marketplace is an emerging one, with considerable variability in system functionality and interoperability. In order to support more effective social prescribing by practitioners and improved client access to those services, the NHS England Personalised Care Group’s “Digital Vision for Social Prescribing” has prioritised the identification of a core set of requirements for social prescribing digital solutions.This new HSSF Framework Service Line will enable health, local government and voluntary sector buyers to select and purchase digital solutions that will have been accredited as meeting a minimum set of core capabilities and compliance with national standards.Bidder EventNHS England Personal Care Group intend to hold a supplier webinar-based briefing event in support of this opportunity. Further information about the time and format of the event and how to register if you wish to attend will be issued via the Atamis portal.

Extensions: The framework lot may be refreshed on its own or in line with the refresh of any other Service Lines within the scope of the HSSF in advance of the framework end date.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Health Systems Support Framework: Provision of Digital Social…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
29 Jan 2021, 16:34 GMT
Last source update
8 Mar 2021, 09:29 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Apr 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004546
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportIndustry specific software packageSoftware development servicesSoftware integration consultancy servicesSoftware package and information systemsSoftware package suitesSoftware support servicesSoftware-related servicesSystem implementation planning servicesSystems and technical consultancy services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028eac Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten-day standstill period at the point information on the decision to award the contract is communicated to bidders. Any bidder wishing to appeal the decision to award the contract, or after the award of the contract appeal the contract, shall have the rights set out in Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: Background to the Service CategoryPersonalised care represents a new relationship between people, professionals and the health and care system. It shifts power and decision making to give people a voice, to be heard, to be connected to each other and their communities. The provision of social prescribing software, related solutions and services that help to deliver NHS Long Term Plan commitments, enable the NHS to provide the highest possible quality of safe and appropriately directed services at national, regional, local system, organisational and individual site levels. The Comprehensive Model for Personalised Care has been co-produced with people with lived experience and a wide range of stakeholders and brings together six evidence-based and inter-linked components, each of which is defined by a standard, replicable delivery model.  One of the components is Social prescribing and community-based support. Social Prescribing Digital Systems & Services The social prescribing digital solutions marketplace is an emerging one, with considerable variability in system functionality and interoperability. In order to support more effective social prescribing by practitioners and improved client access to those services, the NHS England Personalised Care Group’s “Digital Vision for Social Prescribing” has prioritised the identification of a core set of requirements for social prescribing digital solutions.This new HSSF Framework Service Line will enable health, local government and voluntary sector buyers to select and purchase digital solutions that will have been accredited as meeting a minimum set of core capabilities and compliance with national standards.Bidder EventNHS England Personal Care Group intend to hold a supplier webinar-based briefing event in support of this opportunity. Further information will be issued via the Atamis portal.Further Information on the Health Systems Support Framework1) NHS England as a contracting authority established the Health Systems Support Framework during 2018.2) The current framework agreement is for the service lines set out within this contract notice, as further described in the ITT documents and will form part of the HSSF;3) NHS England intends to establish this framework agreement for use by or on behalf of itself and other UK public sector bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (including any future successor organisation(s) to the functions exercised by any such organisation(s)). It is also anticipated that non-contracting authorities will be permitted to access the framework agreement;4) The framework agreement may be accessed by the public sector bodies listed within the ITT documents, to the extent that they are engaged in the management and/or support of the health, care and/or wellbeing of populations within the UK or for which they are responsible;5) Reference to health and/or social care services within this notice and the ITT documentation includes but is not limited to: primary care services, secondary care services, mental health services, community care services, tertiary care services, social care services and public health services;6) Any interested suppliers will be required to register via our online portal at: http://health.atamis.co.uk (Contract Reference – C21891 – Social Prescribing – HSSF) where the ITT documents will be accessible. This portal will be the channel used for issue of further information relating to this ITT;7) It is expected that services within the scope of the HSSF will be refreshed regularly. Each refresh will be the subject of a new contract notice published in Find a tender allowing new organisations to bid for a place on the framework from the refresh date.8) This framework agreement will be awarded for 4 years, however, it may be refreshed prior to the end date.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
13 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Mar 2021 → 10 Sept 2021 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Mar 2021
  2. Notice published
    8 Mar 2021, 09:29 GMT
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    13 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    10 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Mar 2021
  1. Published value published: £60,000,000
    8 Mar 2021, 09:29 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    8 Mar 2021, 09:29 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    8 Mar 2021, 09:29 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 13 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
    8 Mar 2021, 09:29 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Quarry House, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7UEContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria