Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB)
BRISTOL
Contact
Jamie Mackay
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Federated Data Platform Plus and Implementation Partner for NHS BNSSG ICB
Reference number
C310162
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
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of NHS BNSSG ICB's ("the Commissioner"), intention to commission supplementary technology and services to support the development of its "Intelligence Centre".
The technology solution element within this requirement is termed 'FDP+' (Federated Data Platform Plus) while the professional services element is termed the 'FDP+ Implementation Partner'. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these requirements.
The contract duration will be confirmed ahead of any formal invitation to tender (ITT) being issued. It is likely be between 5 and 7 years. At present the anticipated start date of the contract will be 01/04/2025 however these timeframes and dates are liable to change.
The number of potential lots has not yet been decided and will also be confirmed ahead of any formal ITT and following inputs from this market engagement.
TUPE will not apply to this opportunity as it is a new requirement without an incumbent provider.
Total combined maximum contract value will be confirmed ahead of any formal ITT being issued. It is estimated at this time to be £9m across the term of the contract.
Interested providers are invited to register their interest via the e-procurement system Atamis, following the instructions below.
The deadline to register interest to this PIN is 25th October 2024.
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
- 72700000 - Computer network services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of NHS BNSSG ICB's ("the Commissioner"), intention to commission supplementary technology and services to support the development of its "Intelligence Centre".
The technology solution element of this requirement is termed 'FDP+' (Federated Data Platform Plus) while the professional services element is termed the 'FDP+ Implementation Partner'. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these requirements.
NHS BNSSG ICB's vision for their Intelligence Centre aims to tackle the issues of data format variations and data sharing protocols within its wider system. It will be a central hub for all health and care data in the NHS BNSSG ICB footprint, with data from all providers flowing into one secure place, standardised for easy comparison and analysis.
The Intelligence Centre will include a user-friendly portal accessible to leaders in all partner organisations. Decision makers will be able to access, visualise, analyse, and export the anonymised data they need.
The contract duration will be confirmed ahead of any formal invitation to tender (ITT) being issued. It is likely be between 5 and 7 years. At present the anticipated start date of the contract will be 01/04/2025 however these timeframes and dates are liable to change.
The number of potential lots has not yet been decided and will also be confirmed ahead of any formal ITT and following inputs from this market engagement.
TUPE will not apply to this opportunity as it is a new requirement without an incumbent provider.
Total combined maximum contract value will be confirmed ahead of any formal ITT being issued. It is estimated at this time to be £9m across the term of the contract.
Interested providers are invited to register their interest via the e-procurement system Atamis, following the instructions below.
The deadline to register interest to this PIN is 25th October 2024.
Upon registering your interest via the instruction provided below, you will be asked to complete a short market engagement questionnaire. Furthermore, it is the Commissioners intent to hold a virtual market engagement event at a later date, once expressions of interest have been collated. An invitation to this event will be issued directly to you once you have registered on the Atamis portal.
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
13 November 2024
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the relevant information and market engagement questionnaire, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
You will find the project titled: BNSSG ICB- Intelligence Centre programme (FDP+) with the Atamis reference C310162.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your expression of interest for the market engagement event using the correspondence function within Atamis.
It is the Commissioners intent to hold a virtual market engagement event at a later date, once expressions of interest have been collated. An invitation to this event will be issued directly to you once you have registered on the Atamis portal.
Any future tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"). The Authority will run a transparent process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.