Published date: 22 October 2021

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Approach to market date: 22 October 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS2 7PD

Value of contract

£95,000

Procurement reference

CF-0428000D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

22 October 2021

Approach to market date

22 October 2021

Contract start date

1 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

NHS England and Improvement is seeking a partner to develop a national digital professional records standard on shared decision making, so that relevant information can be effectively shared between patients, carers and all the healthcare professionals involved in that person's care.

The successful organisation must have a proven track record in developing high quality standards that are operationally fit for purpose, adopted and endorsed within healthcare across the UK. Demonstrate how it will meet assurance, quality and compliance standards to ensure the standard is endorsed by professional bodies and key system stakeholders. The successful organisation must be able to demonstrate how the proposed shared decision making standard will align to the existing Professional Records Standard Body quality standards (i.e. the Core Information Standard) in terms of content and branding.

The developed standard will support national and local systems to create a more efficient and effective care record for patient and care providers to optimise Shared Decision Making conversations and should reflect/include:

• Wide consultation to get views and raise awareness across health (beyond advocates for Shared Decision Making) through Professional Records Standard Body members, networks, other relevant stakeholders, and through patient & public representative members and citizen networks.
• Consultation and engagement with suppliers and informaticians to ensure its implementable.
• Implementation guidance, clinical safety case, examples and clinically assured Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) specifications, produced by NHS Digital, to support sharing of the Shared Decision Making information
• Data Alliance Partnership Board standard application, working in conjunction with NHSE/I
• Endorsement from relevant Royal Colleges, professional bodies and other key stakeholders
• Publication on Professional Records Standard Body website
• Clear proposal for ownership, support & maintenance service

Please contact Sean McLafferty at sean.mclafferty@nhs.net for further details.


About the buyer

Contact name

Sean McLafferty

Address

Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7PD
GB

Email

sean.mclafferty@nhs.net