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Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for Continuing Healthcare System in Wales

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) on behalf of the Joint Commissioning Committee · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) are seeking to engage with potential suppliers to explore and understand the market for a Continuing Healthcare System (CHC) to be implemented across Wales. The purpose of this event is to gather insights and feedback on the development, implementation, and support of an innovative and effective system to manage continuing healthcare services.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

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
ocds-h6vhtk-050372
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015333-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
15 Apr 2025, 16:02

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
The primary objective of this market engagement is to: • Understand the current market offerings for continuing healthcare systems. • Explore innovative solutions and best practices in the industry. Scope of Engagement: The scope of the engagement includes but is not limited to: • An existing digital platform that meets the NHS framework for an end-to-end solution designed to manage patients, care packages, and payments for all pathways, including, but not limited to, Mental Health and Children. • System functionalities and features that support patient management, care coordination, and data integration. • User interface design and usability. • Streamlining administration processes and enhancing transparency for faster All Age Continuing Care (AACC) and Continuing Healthcare (CHC) decisions. • Integration with other data solutions to ensure seamless interoperability. • Compatibility with all devices to ensure accessibility and usability across different platforms. • Ability to utilise data from across the four nations where applicable. • Compliance with regulatory and security standards. • Data residency requirement, data must be held within Wales or, at a minimum, within the UK • Integration capabilities with existing healthcare systems and technologies. • Support and maintenance services In line with the Procurement Act 2023, NHS Wales Procurement Services, in collaboration with NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee, wish to hold a Market Engagement event to meet with service providers to determine the availability of a digital system to support Continuing Healthcare in Wales. The Preliminary Market Engagement event will be held virtually, via Microsoft Teams, across two days. The event will consist of a presentation to the market, on Friday 2nd May 2025, to give an overview of the project and give the market an opportunity to ask questions in an open forum. This will commence at 10:00am. Day two will be held on Tuesday 6th May 2025, and will involve 1:1 sessions with the market in which they will be asked to provide a presentation of the solution they can offer. The scope for the provider presentations will be included within the group event on the 2nd May. Next Steps - potential bidders who are interested in attending this event: 1. Are invited to express an interest to attend the group session on the 2nd May to the email address below – confirming the names of proposed attendees. 2. Please confirm if your organisation would like to book an individual slot on the 6th May 2025 to further discuss the requirements with NHS Wales representatives and present on your organisations proposal. 3. Please confirm by Monday 28th April 2025 whether you require any materials in the medium of the Welsh Language. Email to express interest: julia.goddard@wales.nhs.uk no later than Monday 28th April 2025. Service providers should note that this engagement event together with any other soft market sounding in relation to this proposed procurement, may not necessarily lead to a formal procurement and/or award of any contracts. Further, that any information provided by service providers during this engagement event, may be used by NHS Wales to help to scope a potential procurement/services and may also be shared widely with other potential bidders/providers. Accordingly, potential bidders are advised not to share any confidential information and/or information they would not wish to be shared more widely. NWSSP Procurement Services accepts no liability for any costs incurred by bidders as a result of attending the engagement event. Please note, this is not a call for competition but an opportunity for the providers within this market to meet with the NWSSP and representative from NHS Wales.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RQF
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) on behalf of the Joint Commissioning Committee

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF14 3UZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4-5 Charnwood Court,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
RQF
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-7A6
Name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL21
Country
GB
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
NP18 3XQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St Cadoc's Hospital

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
7A6
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-NHS-7A1
Name
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL12
Country
GB
Locality
Gwynedd
Postal Code
LL57 2PW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ysbyty Gwynedd

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
7A1
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-NHS-7A4
Name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF14 4HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Woodland House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
7A4
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-NHS-7A5
Name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Abercynon
Postal Code
CF45 4SN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ynysmeurig House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
7A5
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 6
Id
GB-NHS-7A2
Name
Hywel Dda University Health Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL14
Country
GB
Locality
Carmarthen
Postal Code
SA31 3BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St Davids Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
7A2
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 7
Id
GB-NHS-7A7
Name
Powys Teaching Health Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL24
Country
GB
Locality
Brecon
Postal Code
LD3 0LY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bronllys Hospital

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
7A7
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 8
Id
GB-NHS-7A3
Name
Swansea Bay University Health Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL17
Country
GB
Locality
Port Talbot
Postal Code
SA12 7BR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Talbot Gateway

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
7A3
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF14 3UZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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