Planning

UHB PAS Migration Partner

  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-004574

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ddc2

Published 11 February 2025, 2:12pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

B15 2WB

Contact

Andrew Gough

Email

andrew.gough2@uhb.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG3 - West Midlands

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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

UHB PAS Migration Partner

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and various Community Services. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.
As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites UHB currently employs over 20,000 members of staff and we are in the process of procuring a new patient administration system (PAS). To support this programme we will need to undertake a massive data migration.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72260000 - Software-related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,
Mindelsohn Way,
B15 2WB

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Requirement is for a Data Migration Partner to support the data migration from the current PAS to the new PAS.
• The data migration partner must evidence experience of facilitation data migration for PAS Replacement projects at large Acute NHS Trusts
The data migration partner must meet the following requirements at each of the project stages:
• At Project Initiation:
o to support the development of the definition of the project
o agreeing project plan
o identify and confirm quantity and allocation of resources
o Confirmation of escalation methodology and routes
o Development of reporting metrics and tools
• At Discovery Phase:
o Support and facilitate a series of workshops to align DM strategy, extraction routines, MPI merging rules, minimum data load (how far back are we going to go)?
• At Analysis and Design Phase:
o Support and facilitate the implementation, configuration and testing of proposed data migration from source system (current PAS) and transformation model
• At Data Loading Phase:
o Support and facilitate the approach and methodology for import data from existing system with minimal transformation.
• Data Quality Review Phase:
o Support and facilitate the approach and methodology for the review of legacy system Data Quality, to inform any additional transformation rules required for migration, for example, RTT data integrity

• Data Mapping and Transformation Phase:
o Support and facilitate the approach and methodology for the implementation, configuration and testing of the target system(the new PAS)
o Ensure that all data migration routes and transformations are auditable to support validation and reconciliation
o Ensure that Code mappings are coded data items
o Ensure that the Data quality tool is refreshed and reviewed weekly

• Trial Load and Go Live Phase:
o Support and facilitate the approach and methodology for trial loads into the new PAS, Validation of trial loads to ensure data integrity
o Support and facilitate the approach and methodology for Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR)
o Support and assist with full Go Live.

• Data Archive Phase:
o Support and facilitate the requirements to support a data archiving solution which provides a provision of an in-context link in the new PAS

Interested vendors should submit a detailed proposal outlining the following:
o Functional capabilities aligned with the aforementioned requirements.
o Implementation plan and timeline.
o Data security measures.
o Pricing structure, licensing model.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

10 February 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 14:00 on Thursday 6th March 2025

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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