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Department Health and Social Care - Adult Social Care: Technology Standards

DHSC, London · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The government has announced plans to set new national standards and trusted guidance on the best technology in care. See announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-reforms-and-independent-commission-to-transform-social-care This is because care technology has a key enabling-role in supporting the Government’s 3 Health Mission strategic shifts: 1) From hospital to the community-based care. 2) From treatment to prevention. 3) From analogue to digital. To shape these new standards and guidance, and as part of the policy development and implementation, we are seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders, including: • Care technology suppliers. • Care technology innovators and start-ups. • Suppliers of technology that could be used in a care setting. • Industry and representative bodies for care technology and tech enabled care services. • Standards assurance suppliers for technology (including software and hardware assurance). • Certification or accreditation bodies/suppliers for technology (including software and hardware assurance). • Bodies/suppliers of standards for technology and digital goods Please respond to this notice by registering your interest on the Atamis Portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome. Please click on the “View our current opportunities” link and select the project “Department Health and Social Care - Adult Social Care: Technology Standards” from the list and click register interest. Companies responding will then be provided with a link to a short online questionnaire and the URL to the webinar session on April 1st. After reviewing the written feedback received, we will invite relevant suppliers to participate in roundtable discussions for further engagement. Your input is highly valued, responses help shape government policy to drive the adoption of care technology that supports people to live high-quality, independent lives, for longer. We will also be engaging care providers, people who draw on care, family/unpaid carers and other stakeholders via other engagement routes. Your insights will play a vital role in developing policies that promote the adoption of high-quality care technology, ensuring greater independence and improved quality of life for individuals. We encourage diverse perspectives to help create robust, inclusive, and effective standards. This notice is to initiate market engagement activities only, no procurement is current planned currently, however, any future procurement exercises that may follow will adhere to relevant Procurement Laws. Participation in this engagement does not imply any commitment from the Authority regarding future procurement decisions.

Classification

  • CPV32270000 — Digital transmission apparatus
  • CPV33195000 — Patient-monitoring system
  • CPV33196000 — Medical aids
  • CPV48814400 — Clinical information system
  • CPV71620000 — Analysis services
  • CPV71621000 — Technical analysis or consultancy services
  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services
  • CPV72224200 — System quality assurance planning services
  • CPV72225000 — System quality assurance assessment and review services
  • CPV72227000 — Software integration consultancy services
  • CPV72254000 — Software testing
  • CPV72267100 — Maintenance of information technology software
  • CPV72600000 — Computer support and consultancy services
  • CPV72800000 — Computer audit and testing services
  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
  • CPV75122000 — Administrative healthcare services
  • CPV79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services
  • CPV80510000 — Specialist training services
  • CPV80561000 — Health training services
  • CPV85140000 — Miscellaneous health services
  • CPV85311200 — Welfare services for disabled people
  • CPV85323000 — Community health services
  • CPV90713000 — Environmental issues consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C341686
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
9 May 2025, 23:59
Starts
14 Mar 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72225000
Scheme
CPV
Description
System quality assurance assessment and review services
Entry 2
Id
33195000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Patient-monitoring system
Entry 3
Id
75122000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Administrative healthcare services
Entry 4
Id
90713000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental issues consultancy services
Entry 5
Id
79419000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Evaluation consultancy services
Entry 6
Id
72267100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Maintenance of information technology software
Entry 7
Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services
Entry 8
Id
48814400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Clinical information system
Entry 9
Id
72222300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Information technology services
Entry 10
Id
33196000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical aids
Entry 11
Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services
Entry 12
Id
72254000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software testing
Entry 13
Id
32270000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Digital transmission apparatus
Entry 14
Id
85140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous health services
Entry 15
Id
80510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Specialist training services
Entry 16
Id
72224200
Scheme
CPV
Description
System quality assurance planning services
Entry 17
Id
72800000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer audit and testing services
Entry 18
Id
71620000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Analysis services
Entry 19
Id
71621000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical analysis or consultancy services
Entry 20
Id
72227000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software integration consultancy services
Entry 21
Id
85311200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Welfare services for disabled people
Entry 22
Id
80561000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health training services
Entry 23
Id
72600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer support and consultancy services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
009260-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Mar 2025, 15:00

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
9 May 2025, 23:59
Description
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is gathering insights to support the development and implementation of new national standards for care technology. As part of this policy engagement process, we are seeking insights from care technology suppliers and digital/tech assurance providers. Please respond to this notice by registering your interest on the Atamis Portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Please click on the “View our current opportunities” link and select the project “Department Health and Social Care - Adult Social Care: Technology Standards” from the list and click register interest. Companies responding will then be send a message via Atamis which provides a link to a short online questionnaire and the URL to the webinar session on April 1st, at 11:30. Need Assistance? If you have any questions regarding this engagement, please reach out via: • Atamis messaging function • Email: england.asctechbriefing@nhs.net

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMQG-9965-CHZR
Name
DHSC, London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 0EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
39 Victoria Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PMQG-9965-CHZR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 0EU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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