Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Julian Farley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
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
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Digital Staff Passports - Appointment to the Health System Support Framework
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
The ambition now, as set out in the Secretary of State’s ‘Busting Bureaucracy’ and supported by the NHS Chief People Officer, the CEO of NHSX and the National Incident Response Board (NIRB), is to make digital staff passports available to all staff, for all staff movements as soon as practicable by:• extending the use of the Covid DSP to enable temporary staff movements, thereby replacing the need for honorary and secondment contracts for temporary staff movements;• developing and launching digital staff passports for permanent staff movements, starting with doctors in training.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,250,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is to establish two service lines for digital staff passports to ensure a broad and open market for digital passport technologies. The first ITTs for this new service will include the following:• designing and developing an alpha version of digital staff passports for permanent staff movements, starting with doctors in training; • extending the use of the Covid-19 digital staff passport to enable staff movements during the Covid pandemic for temporary staff movements.
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: £1,250,000
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
Inline with the proposed Ts&Cs
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Please refer to the ITT document
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Please refer to the ITT document
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Please refer to the ITT document
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Please refer to the ITT document
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Please refer to the ITT document
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please refer to the ITT document
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
28 June 2021
Local time
5:00pm
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Place
Atamis
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
Julian Farley - Procurement Manager
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
NHS England is utilising the electronic Atamis e-tendering system to manage this procurement and communicate with potential suppliers and bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with NHS England including the submission of suppliers’ ITT submissions will be conducted via the Atamis following the link:https://health-family.force.com/s/WelcomeUser Guide: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom