Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Senior Procurement Manager
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHS Federated Data Platform
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72322000 - Data management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS England is planning to go to the market for a Federated Data Platform (FDP), which will be an essential enabler to transformational improvements across the NHS.
The FDP will be an ecosystem of technologies and services implemented across the NHS in England.
The FDP will be built on five use cases:
1. Population health and person insight
2. Care coordination (ICS)
3. Elective recovery (Trust)
4. Vaccines and immunisation and
5) Supply Chain
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £240,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72322000 - Data management services
- 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package
- 48611000 - Database software package
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48814000 - Medical information systems
- 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
Main site or place of performance
The NHS in England.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is anticipated that the scope of this procurement will comprise two lots:
1. The FDP itself, with ICS integration and consultancy and communications support for ICS implementation and adoption
2. Privacy-enhancing technology
It is anticipated that this procurement will follow the open procedure, as detailed in regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Planned subsequent procurements exercises will cover a marketplace for applications and training and deployment support.
two.2.14) Additional information
Interested suppliers are invited to participate in NHS England's pre-market consultation (this will be made available on NHS England's e-tendering portal: http://health.atamis.co.uk)
Please note that this PIN is NOT a call for competition.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
6 June 2022
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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS England is issuing a Request for Information in relation to the project and accompanying background information which will be made available to suppliers. ‘Suppliers’ means entities or groups of entities which offer the provision of services on the market.
NHS England intends to hold a supplier briefing session in relation to the project on 13 April 2022. The session is open to suppliers interested in the procurement, subject to registration with NHS England and on confidential terms, by https://www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/federated-data-platform-supplier-briefing-session
Subsequent procurements or other awards of contract in relation to the project may be carried out by contracting authorities other than NHS England. The estimated total value set out above does not necessarily include the value of such procurements or awards.