Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-02-18
Buyer: Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Country: UK
Region: Devon
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 48180000 | 48517000 | 72212180 | 72268000: Software supply services

Technical requirements: Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust (PHNT) wishes to engage with interested suppliers and undertake a soft market test exercise (‘soft market test’) relating to an electronic system for the Adult and Paediatric vital signs monitoring which is currently done manually. The objective of this process is to understand what opportunities exist that improve service delivery, and what sourcing arrangements would offer best value for money and, if so, how to proceed in the most effective way.
The required services within the scope of the soft market testing will be to replace current paper based observations systems with an electronic system across the trust. Specifically the trust is looking for:
This PIN Notice describes the Soft Market Test process; which will be carried out by the completion of a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire for assessment by PHNT. To understand market capability further PHNT may choose to meet with a small sample of suppliers by inviting them to 1:1 interviews in Plymouth. Where confidential information is discussed / provided by suppliers PHNT would be happy to sign a confidentiality agreement.
— enable PHNT to understand how the system can work with its current systems, particularly its own bed management system using SALUS;
— assist in determining the best approach to the preparation for any improvements and/or sourcing arrangements, including understanding any key concerns;
Interested parties in some or all of the scope described in this PIN notice should register via the Trusts e-tendering portal (heartofengland.bravosolution.co.uk) Bravo Solutions to express an interest in this project and complete the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire by 11.3.2016 at 13:00.
Plymouth Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the south west peninsula and is a teaching trust in partnership with the Peninsula Medical School.
Derriford Hospital has approximately 900 beds. We offer a full range of general hospital services to around 450 000 people in Plymouth, North and East Cornwall and South and West Devon. These include emergency and trauma services, maternity services, paediatrics and a full range of diagnostic, medical and surgical sub-specialties.
We offer a range of tertiary specialist services. These are provided to a population of between 700 000 and 2 000 000 depending on the type of care needed:
The trust has developed its own bed management system and is keen to maximise the opportunity to integrate any electronic patient observation system with its future development.
In May 2013, the Trust published its vision and strategy in a document titled ‘At the Heart of Health in the Peninsula’.
The Trust vision is to be led by patients' needs and become one of the country's leading specialist centres delivering excellent care, teaching, training and research. Specifically it aligns with:
— The Trust will constantly improve our services, guided by what our patients tell us, responding quickly to problems and fixing underlying causes.
— Collaborating with partners in the region, The Trust will lead in responding to the changing health and well-being needs of patients, recognised by Commissioners for innovation in new services and models of care.
— Highly engaged, clinically led teams at all levels will be focused on our core purpose of caring better for our patients.