Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-09
Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership as hosted by Velindre NHS Trust
Country: UK
Region: WALES
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48100000 | 48800000 | 48810000: Information systems
Estimated value: 42500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The 111 service in Wales is being developed to support the delivery of a new health and care model in Wales. Over time, the 111 number and web portal will be used as a gateway to a range of primary and community services, capitalising on new technology to deliver care close to home in line with our wider strategic intent.
To support this exciting development, the 111 Wales service will require an end-to-end ICT system to replace the current systems within GP Out of Hours services and NHS Direct Wales and to interface with other systems that operate across Primary, Community, and Secondary care arenas. This will also include Ambulance Services.
All interested suppliers must respond to the Pre Qualification Questionnaire available on eTender Wales. This initial stage of the procurement is being run in parallel with the 111 Programme Progression of an Outline Business Case to Welsh Government. On the basis that this ‘Outline Business Case’ is approved, the formal Procurement, beyond the PQQ, will continue.
An Invitation to Participate in Dialogue process will commence in early 2017 with the formal Dialogue taking place through 2017 to conclude in a contract award being made following the successful sign off of a ‘Final Business Case’.
The term of the agreement shall be for seven (7) years with an option to extend for a further period of up to seven (7) years in increments of no less than one (1) year thereby the maximum term of the agreement shall be fourteen (14) years.
Up to six (6) providers, with the highest overall score from the PQQ, that pass all elimination criteria, in response to the PQQ will be long listed to receive an Invitation to Participate in Dialogue. The scoring methodology is included within the PQQ documentation, available via the eTender Wales portal.
The Authority may purchase from the successful bidder additional development, training, integration services and applications for the development of the 111 Wales Service.
A draft set of Terms and Conditions are provided in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire document set.
It is considered that in addition to the Authorities directly listed within this notice additional beneficiaries to the contract may include registered providers of Social and Health care in Wales including Local Authorities in Wales. This will not be an initial requirement of the contract.
Bidders should note that the Contracting Authority, or any successor in title to any of the aforementioned statutory bodies, may be succeeded by any other NHS Wales organisation during the course of this procurement. The identity of the Contracting Authority will be determined in discussion with the Welsh Government and Bidders will be advised accordingly.
The Authority is unable to say at this stage of the procurement whether or not the solution which is being sought to be procured will be deployed as a national solution and therefore on an All Wales Basis. As a result, drafting has been included in the Terms and Conditions to reflect the position in the event of a national deployment of the solution.
Note: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=56159
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority's economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:


Award value: 42500000