Published date: 14 July 2021
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000
Location of contract
LS1 4AP
Procurement reference
CF-0262400D0O000000rwimUAA1
Published date
14 July 2021
Closing date
13 August 2021
Contract type
Service contract
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NHS Digital and NHSX are developing a national programme to improve digitisation and productivity
using digital technology across pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, ambulance and community (PODAC)
sectors.
This work includes research to build a body of knowledge that will allow NHS Digital and NHSX to lay
the foundation for change and develop a full programme of work to deliver digital transformation.
IT suppliers will be fundamental in the delivery of this change and engaging with IT suppliers to
understand the marketplace and the solutions, services and products is critical. We want to ensure
we utilise the innovation and expertise within the IT sector and work with industry experts to deliver
the most effective solutions for our colleagues in the PODAC sector.
To start our engagement and increase our knowledge of the IT sector, a third party has been
commissioned to carry out research focusing on suppliers providing IT systems.
The research will cover three broad aims:
• Supplier Market Analysis - a review to develop an understanding of the market that is
currently providing IT systems to the PODAC sectors.
• Enablers and Infrastructure Discovery - a review of the major barriers to the rolling out of
digital solutions at scale, focussing on key enablers such as organisational identifiers, data
security and cyber protection, interoperability and connectivity.
• National Technical Specification Discovery - a review of the potential for a core specification
for IT systems in optometry, dentistry, ambulance and community.
Over the coming weeks, you may be contacted by us or our third party supplier as part of this research work. Any information, guidance or feedback you provide will help us
complete our research that will lay the foundations of our future programme of work.
Should you need any more information or if you are keen to participate in the research we are undertaking,
please get in touch with Jenny Friday,
Project Manager at jenny.friday@nhs.net
About the buyer
Contact name
Jenny Friday
Address
7 & 8 Wellington Place
Leeds
RH20 2BZ
UK
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