Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Business Services Authority
Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Contact
Jonathan Whitley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC22 - Tyneside
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
ESR Discovery Findings Update and Alpha Considerations
Reference number
21_06_07
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform organisations of a Supplier Market Engagement Event which the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is hosting at 10:00 till 12:00 noon (BST), Tuesday 20 July 2021. The event is related to the procurement and contract for the provision of the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Services. The Discovery exercise which has collated user needs and assessed technical solutions is coming to an end. The NHSBSA wants to present to the market its findings and consult on the approach for the next stage, including the potential procurement of an Alpha stage.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
The abovementioned address.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The NHSBSA is considering its next steps in development of its business case for the future NHS workforce solution. The NHSBSA is nearing the end of the Discovery exercise and seeks to engage with the market to share those findings and receive feedback. The NHSBSA wants to present to the market and consult on the approach for the next stage, including the potential procurement of an Alpha stage.The Supplier Market Engagement Event, which the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is hosting, is at 10:00 till 12:00 noon (BST), Tuesday 20 July 2021. The event will be accessed via a Microsoft Teams invite. Interested parties should register on the NHSBSA's tendering system Atamis and link their organisation to this opportunity, and email Jordan Richardson with names, roles and email addresses of attendees on email: jordan.richardson1@nhs.net to be invited to the event.Please note; Accenture has supported the NHSBSA in the delivery of the Discovery exercise and will be presenting the findings at the event.The NHSBSA will be issuing a set of Request for Information (RFI) questions after the event. Responses to the RFI are required by Tuesday 27 July 2021, to enable the NHSBSA to consider the next steps. Depending on feedback from the RFI there may be an opportunity to have 1 to 1 discussions later.ESR includes, but is not limited to, the provision of the following core services:-— Payroll— Core HR (e.g. key personnel events; leave and absence; education, training and organisationalstructures; approvals, revalidations/fitness to practice)— Recruitment— Integrated Identity Management— Occupational Health— Finance— Learning Management (including e-Learning)— Manager and Employee Self Service— Talent Management/Compliance Management— Data Warehouse— Management Reporting – Local and National.— Inter Employee Authority Data Transfer Service.— Associated Framework Services (e.g. expenses solutions)— Total Reward Statements— Interoperability with other services and options (including NHS Jobs & NHS Pensions)The ESR solution and related services are provided by the current provider under a managed service contract which, will run until August 2025. The NHS ESR solution is one of the Workforce services provided by the NHSBSA and is an Oracle based workforce management tool for the integrated HR, payroll, learning management and business intelligence. The Solution currently services over 1.8m employees in over 440 organisations.
two.2.14) Additional information
This event follows on from previous supplier engagement events held in December 2019, April 2020 and October 2020.To be invited to the event and receive the RFI questions please register on the NHSBSA's tendering system Atamis (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome) and email Jordan Richardson with names, roles and email addresses of attendees on email: jordan.richardson1@nhs.net
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
8 July 2021
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