Tender

All Wales Data Quality System for General Medical Practices

  • Digital Health and Care Wales

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-003619

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a342

Published 6 February 2023, 4:00pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Digital Health and Care Wales

Ty Glan yr Afon, 21 Cowbridge Road East

Cardiff

CF11 9AD

Contact

Robert Type

Email

Robert.Type@wales.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://dhcw.nhs.wales/

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

All Wales Data Quality System for General Medical Practices

Reference number

P531

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority requires a ‘Data Quality System' (“DQS”) to support the auditing, reporting, and associated data quality requirements of the three hundred and eighty-seven (387) individual General Medical Practices in Wales that contract with seven (7) Local Health Boards to provide General Medical Services to approximately 3.1 million patients.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48814000 - Medical information systems
  • 48180000 - Medical software package
  • 48810000 - Information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Various GP sites across NHS Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority requires a ‘Data Quality System' (DQS) to support individual General Medical Practices with their auditing, reporting, and associated data quality requirements for national and local initiatives. The required solution will need to incorporate the following components:

i. A ‘General Medical Practice software utility’ (GMP software utility) (“the solution”) that will extract, analyse, and present data held within the host General Medical Practice clinical information systems.

ii. A GMP software utility that will shall additionally extract appointment data to facilitate the reporting of appointment activity.

iii. A ‘Module Management Utility’

iv. A ‘Module Authoring Tool’ that will enable the Authority to develop modules to be deployed to the GMP software utility

v. Data submission management

vi. The provision of an endpoint (the DQS Endpoint) to receive and process aggregate data submissions from the GMP software utility

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The Authority is including an option to extend for a further three (3) years, to be executed in annual increments.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

9 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

9 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Bravo etenderwales Portal

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

All bids will be remain sealed until the tender closes and will then be opened sequentially by the Procurement Lead.


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

The Bravo project code for this

procurement is: ITT_100983

Suppliers Instructions - How to access the tender documentation:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click

'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when

complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs

Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any

registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button

at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area

reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the

'PQQ/ ITT Details' box

3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create

Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages'

function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow

the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you

to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response'

button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the

eTendering help desk.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=128700

(WA Ref:128700)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom