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Published 1 Aug 2024, 10:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS England - Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Lloyd George Record Digitialisation Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Dynamic market3 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 3 lots per supplier
Dynamic market estimate£90,000,000total for 3 lots · market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Aug 2026
Lots 3max 3 won per supplier

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS England (NHSE) are seeking to extend the existing DPS to support the national approach to the digitisation of Lloyd George records in GP practices. Corresponding TED notice reference is 2020/S 027-063375 published on 7 August 2020.

The National Commercial & Procurement Hub (on behalf of NHSE) is seeking suitably experienced and qualified suppliers to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) as the vehicle for the procurement of digitisation services for NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICB's), and other Contracting Authorities identified on a regional or local basis.

The DPS will be divided into three Categories (Lots):

Lot 1 Scanning services

Lot 2 Integration with foundation clinical system

Lot 3 Scanning services/integration with foundation clinical system (being the aggregate subject-matter of Lots 1 and 2).

Suppliers interested in performing the services covered by both Lots 1 and 2, may apply for Lot 3 in addition to applying for both Lots 1 and 2.

The awarding of specific contracts will be via invitation to tender to Suppliers listed on the established DPS.

Contracting Authorities will be able to use the DPS to award specific contracts by inviting suppliers listed to compete via an ITT.

Full details and procurement documents can be found on Atamis after supplier registration by accessing via the reference and link below.

DPS for digitisation of Lloyd George records

Reference C299199

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

CPV: Archive destruction services · Clinical information system · Data storage services · Document management services · Electronic data management (EDM) · Records management · Scanning services · Storage and retrieval services · Storage services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 3 of them
Lot #1Scanning ServicesPublished value£75,000,000

Lot 1 is for scanning services which includes the end to end process of collection of records, scanning, quality assurance, and destruction (see specification for full details).

Contracting Authorities will be able to use the DPS to award specific contracts by inviting suppliers listed to compete via an ITT.

The estimated total value is £90m split across the 3 lots. Contract values for each lot will vary according to the Lots that Contracting Authorities select to use. The estimated total maximum value for the duration of the extension for Lot 1 is £75m.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Further Lots may be added to support the national roll out of Lloyd George, extension to other UK countries or other types of medical records scanning e.g. hospital records. Please refer to the accompanying Memorandum of Information for more detail as to the actual and potential scope of the DPS.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Integration with Foundation Clinical SystemPublished value£17,500,000

Lot 2 - integration with foundation clinical system requires either:

  • the upload of the digital LG records directly to the patient record in the GP practice clinical system; or
  • store the digital LG records in an e-cloud hosted solution and provide a link to the digital file from within the patient record in the GP practice clinical system.

Contracting Authorities will be able to use the DPS to award specific contracts by inviting suppliers listed to compete via an ITT.

The estimated total value is £90m split across the 3 lots. Contract values for each lot will vary according to the Lots that Contracting Authorities select to use. The estimated total maximum value for the duration of the extension for Lot 2 is £17.5m.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Further Lots may be added to support the national roll out of Lloyd George, extension to other UK countries or other types of medical records scanning e.g. hospital records. Please refer to the accompanying Memorandum of Information for more detail as to the actual and potential scope of the DPS.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Scanning Services and Integration with Clinical Foundation SystemPublished value£90,000,000

Lot 3 is for:

  • scanning services which includes the end to end process of collection of records, scanning, quality assurance, and destruction (see specification for full details); and
  • integration with foundation clinical system which requires either:

o the upload of the digital LG records directly to the patient record in the GP practice clinical system; or

o store the digital LG records in an e-cloud hosted solution and provide a link to the digital file from within the patient record in the GP practice clinical system.

Contracting Authorities will be able to use the DPS to award specific contracts by inviting suppliers listed to compete via an ITT.

The estimated total value is £90m split across the 3 lots. Contract values for each lot will vary according to the Lots that Contracting Authorities select to use. The estimated total maximum value for the duration of the extension for Lot 3 is £90m.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Further Lots may be added to support the national roll out of Lloyd George, extension to other UK countries or other types of medical records scanning e.g. hospital records. Please refer to the accompanying Memorandum of Information for more detail as to the actual and potential scope of the DPS.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
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    See Selection Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “NHS England - Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Lloyd…” is a dynamic market: 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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Aug 2024, 10:50 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2024, 10:50 BST
Authority reference
NHSE/DPS/00001
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024098
Classification (CPV)
Archive destruction servicesClinical information systemData storage servicesDocument management servicesElectronic data management (EDM)Records managementScanning servicesStorage and retrieval servicesStorage servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486a8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The overarching technical specification upon which the Dynamic Purchasing System is established will be subject to change throughout the lifetime of the Dynamic Purchasing System in order to achieve alignment with national standards as they evolve. For more information on this, please refer to the accompanying Memorandum of Information. The scope of the Dynamic Purchasing System may be subject to variation throughout its lifetime in order to incorporate digitisation services which span across other parts of the UK or additional care settings (including secondary and urgent care). This may be by way of the addition of lots or otherwise. For more information on this, please refer to the accompanying Memorandum of Information. Any such change will be subject to full approval and economic operators will be notified of any such planned changes. It is envisaged that this Dynamic Purchasing System, once established, will be used by the following public sector bodies (and all successors thereto) in England as described below. The public sector bodies to whom the use of this Dynamic Purchasing System will be open include: (1) All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to (i) acute trusts (ii) health and care trusts (iii) mental health trusts (iv) Integrated Care Systems (ICBs) (v) ambulance trusts (vi) area teams (vii) special health authorities (viii) NHS England. (2) All local authorities Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the e-procurement system Atamis, available on the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a 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. The services are deemed to be 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 (as amended). This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Regulation 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Dynamic Purchasing System operated in accordance with Regulation 34 thereof. The contracting authority intends to observe the provisions and 10 day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) as far as applicable. Unsuccessful Bidders and applicants will receive scores and reasons why the Bidder/applicant was unsuccessful. Deadlines for lodging appeals should be in accordance with the Regulations.

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)
Admission period ends
2 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Aug 2024 → 2 Aug 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    1 Aug 2024, 10:50 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period ends87 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    2 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeHealth GB-NHS: NHS England Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 7UEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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