Published date: 31 March 2022

This notice was replaced on 31 March 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Early engagement (published 31 March 2022, last edited 12 April 2022)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Platform interconnectivity software package - 48211000

  • Database software package - 48611000

    • Electronic data management (EDM) - 48613000

    • Medical information systems - 48814000

    • Data management services - 72322000

Location of contract

LS2 7UE

Procurement reference

CF-0746200D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

31 March 2022

Closing date

22 April 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

NHS England is planning to go to the market for a Federated Data Platform (FDP), which will be an essential enabler to transformational improvements across the NHS.

The FDP will be an ecosystem of technologies and services implemented across the NHS in England.

The FDP will be built on five use cases:​
1. Population health and person insight
2. Care coordination (ICS)
3. Elective recovery (Trust)
4. Vaccines and immunisation and
5) Supply Chain

It is anticipated that the scope of this procurement will comprise two lots:

1. The FDP itself, with ICS integration and consultancy and communications support for ICS implementation and adoption​

2. Privacy-enhancing technology

It is anticipated that this procurement will follow the open procedure, as detailed in regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Planned subsequent procurements exercises will cover a marketplace for applications​ and training and deployment support​.

Interested suppliers are invited to participate in NHS England's pre-market consultation (this will be made available on NHS England's e-tendering portal: http://health.atamis.co.uk)

Please note that this PIN is NOT a call for competition.

NHS England is issuing a Request for Information in relation to the project and accompanying background information which will be made available to suppliers. 'Suppliers' means entities or groups of entities which offer the provision of services on the market.

NHS England intends to hold a supplier briefing session in relation to the project on 13 April 2022. The session is open to suppliers interested in the procurement, subject to registration with NHS England and on confidential terms, by https://www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/federated-data-platform-supplier-briefing-session

Subsequent procurements or other awards of contract in relation to the project may be carried out by contracting authorities other than NHS England. The estimated total value set out above does not necessarily include the value of such procurements or awards.


About the buyer

Contact name

Senior Procurement Manager

Address

Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
GB

Email

england.commercialqueries@nhs.net