Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-04-14
Buyer: NHS Business Services Authority
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72510000: Computer-related management services

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform the market operators of the second supplier event which the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is hosting as a webinar on the 22 April 2020 related to the procurement and contract for the provision of the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Future Service Delivery Model. Please note the decision to host the event as a Webinar has been aligned to recent government guidelines related to COVID-19.
The supplier webinar will provide an update on the ESR Re-procurement Programme so far and what has progressed since the last Supplier Event which was held on the 2 December 2019.
The NHS ESR solution is one of the Workforce services provided by the NHSBSA and is an Oracle based workforce management tool providing an integrated HR, payroll, learning management and business intelligence solution currently servicing over 1.5 m employees in over 440 organisations and is accessible via a liferay portal.
— core HR (e.g. key personnel events; leave and absence; education and training and organisational structures; approvals, revalidations/fitness to practice)
The ESR solution and related services are provided by the current supplier under a managed service contract, which will run until August 2022. The NHSBSA wants to ensure the continuity of the ESR solution and related services. To do so, NHSBSA wishes to re-procure the provision of the ESR service on the basis that the new service provider will be expected to transition the existing ESR solution from the current supplier and operate it and upgrade it.
As well as the core services identified above, the new service provider will also be required to provide certain enhancements to the ESR solution, some of which are identified in the re-procurement and others which the new service provider will help the NHSBSA identify.
— to ensure that the NHS has access to a robust and reliable HR and payroll solution and workforce management data beyond the expiry of the current ESR contract;
— to adopt a fit for purpose commercial model ensuring sufficient flexibility to respond to on- going changes as well as offering options for the solution at exit;
— to enable provision of high quality workforce data with assurance on data integrity and management in the delivery of the emerging health and care landscape,
— to support providers, commissioners, regulators and Arm's length Bodies (ALBs) to deliver their assurance and efficiency responsibilities in a rapidly changing environment within the procurement process, potential bidders will be required to demonstrate the additional capability that they can offer.
The NHS Business Services Authority will be holding a Supplier Webinar on the 22 April 2020. If you would like to access and receive additional related information, we will require you to RSVP by the 17 April 2020. Please contact Saima Wahid via the Bravo E-Tendering System Supplier Mailbox using the following link: https://nhsbsa.bravosolution.co.uk/web/log