Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-12-12
Buyer: NHS Digital
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000 | 72300000 | 72310000: Data processing services | 72320000
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP

Technical requirements: NHS Digital on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is embarking on a project to establish a data architecture capability within NHS Digital, access to which will be made available to the wider NHS and social care system.
This data architecture capability will be defined as a Centre for Enablement (C4E) which will provide insight to allow health and social care organisations to create a seamless exchange of medical and patient data across the health and care system.
NHS Digital’s intention is to procure the required capability through 5 separate procurements, with a combined estimated total value of 5 000 000 GBP (subject to licence numbers and system take up) across a 3-year contract term, with an option to extend for up to a further two years.
This procurement is to acquire a technology platform to enable the C4E to fulfil the outcomes below. NHS Digital is seeking a supplier to provide the underlying technology on a fully hosted basis in addition to the provision of service management, deployment and commissioning services.
This procurement is to acquire a policy creation, management and collaboration tool to deliver a sophisticated policy management capability. NHS Digital is seeking a supplier to provide the tool on a fully hosted basis in addition to the provision of service management, deployment and commissioning services.
This procurement is to acquire a data management tool to provide the functionality set out below. NHS Digital is seeking a supplier to provide the tool on a fully hosted basis in addition to the provision of service management, deployment and commissioning services.
This procurement is to acquire data modelling software to support the activities set out below. NHS Digital will be investigating the viability of having suppliers provide the package on a fully hosted basis in addition to the provision of service management, deployment and commissioning services.
NHS Digital envisage that an API abstraction layer will be required to enable external organisations to access NHS Digital data and systems via APIs, without having to amend their pre-existing processes.
This procurement is to acquire a technology platform to enable the C4E to fulfil the outcomes below. NHS Digital is seeking a supplier to provide the underlying technology on a fully hosted basis in addition to the provision of service management, deployment and commissioning services.
— syndication of standardised national terminologies, classifications and other reference data for use in an easily consumable format (human and computer readable),
— enablement of dynamic interaction through direct request (such as APIs, FHIR messaging) with those national reference data,
The chosen platform will support a strategy to improve the efficiency of data product distribution services and use of standardised reference data at national and local level, as a single system.
This procurement is to acquire a technology platform to enable the C4E to fulfil the outcomes below. NHS Digital is seeking a supplier to provide the underlying technology on a fully hosted basis in addition to the provision of service management, deployment and commissioning services.
This procurement is to acquire a policy creation, management and collaboration tool to deliver a sophisticated policy management capability. NHS Digital is seeking a supplier to provide the tool on a fully hosted basis in addition to the provision of service management, deployment and commissioning services.



Award value: 5000000