Published date: 22 December 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial analysis software package - 48441000

  • Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package - 48460000

  • Auction software package - 48470000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £165,000

Procurement reference

AGEMCSU/TRANS/17/492

Published date

22 December 2017

Closing date

19 January 2018

Contract start date

5 February 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHS England Specialised Commissioning seeks bids for the development of a commercial tool to allow suppliers of drugs or medical devices underlying the policy propositions to improve the unit acquisition cost which will drive down the net budget impact per patient across five years. This is the cost indicator used to set the location of the policy proposition on the cost-benefit grid.

NHS England is keen to incentivise suppliers to offer better prices for their products in a way which simulates negotiations in a multi-bidder environment and yet keeping the confidentiality of other offers.

The design of the tool will be based on a tested application of economic theories and proven success in similar commercial projects, ideally in the Healthcare and Pharma industries.

Using reverse auction expertise, the commercial tool will drive competitive tension in an environment where it does not exist given that there are different products competing for a given budget (rather than a classic tender where suppliers compete for the supply of a single product).

There are three key requirements:
1. the design and development of a reverse auction tool; and

2. implementing the tool and managing the reverse auction in the next round in May 2018; and

3. delivering the commercial tool to be used in the future without any further support. The reverse auction tool should have a digital interface driven by software.

More information

Links

Additional text

NHS Arden and GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). This Notice has been placed within the Official Journal of the European Union.

The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
Suppliers Instructions: How to Apply:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once).
Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.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 user-name you chose and click 'Save' when complete.
- You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Submit an application
- Login to the portal with the username/password.
- Click the 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (This is AQP process using the ITT functionality of Bravo and is open to any registered supplier).
- Click on the relevant ITT_904 to access the content.
- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page.
- This will move the ITT into your '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 'ITT Details' box.
3. Responding to the tender
- Click 'My Response' under '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 ITT.
- There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line 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 on-line help, or contact the eTendering help-desk.

About the buyer

Contact name

David Bailey

Address

Cardinal Square
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Email

David.Bailey@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk