Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Mr Craig Barden
Telephone
+44 3000416723
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHS Health Check System
Reference number
DN626042
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council wishes to procure a digital solutions and/or ICT system to facilitating delivery of the NHS Health Check programme. Health Checks are a mandated service that local authorities must provide for their populations, and it has the primary objective of screening for undiagnosed health issues and sending patients along the relevant care pathway to improve outcomes.
More information on the NHS Health Check programme can be found here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/
Kent County Council is interested in solutions and/or systems that can provide any of, but not limited to, the following functions:
• Identify the eligible population for an NHS Health Check
• Invite eligible patients to an NHS Health Check
• Facilitate the NHS Health Check itself including mandatory data collection during the check
• Report results back to the commissioning local authority
• Allow for detailed analysis of invites, checks, and subsequent outcomes of the eligible population receiving a check
• Manage onward referrals of patients after their check, if required
• Assist with payments of providers e.g., General Practices that may be providing checks
• Provide all digital services in line with strict data security standards and legislation
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
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is procuring a system to facilitate the operations, reporting and data management for the Kent NHS Health Check programme. This programme screens 40–74-year-olds without a pre-existing health condition to identify and treat health problems earlier, or to serve as a preventive measure for those that may be at risk of developing health problems.
In Kent, the NHS Health Check programme has been provided by The Council’s public health partner Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) since 2013. KCHFT manage the programme and sub-contract delivery out to approximately 145 General Practices (GPs) and 37 community pharmacies. In addition, KCHFT has an NHS Health Check core team which also provides checks in community clinics. Finally, KCHFT also have an outreach arm which provides NHS Health Checks within various community locations to underserved and underrepresented populations.
A system is required to support the provision of the NHS Health Check programme, with the following being key required functions:
• Regular identification of the eligible population and making these population lists available to Health Check providers
• The means for Health Check providers to invite patients from the eligible population list to an NHS Health Check. As a minimum, SMS and letters must be available.
• The ability to target invitations towards different demographics and/or risk factors e.g., age, ethnicity, at high risk of diabetes etc.
• The ability to exclude non-eligible patients from the eligible population list and any health check data
• A template/module, or other means, for enabling Health Check providers to record a predefined list of medical information during each check
• A means for calculating a QRISK score for each patient following a check, and Health Check providers being able to provide these results to their patients in a variety of formats e.g., printing them out, sending them via secure email.
• Detailed reporting on invites, checks conducted, and subsequent patient outcomes following a check.
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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
22 May 2023
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom