Procurement for a Virtual Care Digital Platform Solution to Surrey Heartlands ICB

Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board seeks to commission a digital platform solution to support the delivery of a patient-centred model, to deliver multi-disciplinary and collaborative health services. The system should be agile and have the flexibility to respond to evolving technology and operational requirements as these emerge.

Surrey Heartlands is seeking a digital platform solution which is clinical pathway agnostic, across an age and care continuum. The platform will provide the interface between patients and clinicians with the ability to enable remote monitoring.

Surrey Heartlands ICB are seeking to procure a digital platform to cover an initial 200 Virtual Ward Beds and in addition, to reserve the right to commission further services from the successful provider covering: • wearable remote monitoring devices and associated connectivity to the platform • incorporation of existing patients • additional virtual ward beds

It is a requirement that the Digital Platform is implemented and operational in each of the four Places within 12 weeks of contract start date of 1 September 2023 and this is estimated to be by 31 December 2023. The digital platform is therefore estimated to be implemented and fully operational by 31 December 2023.

The Contract term will be 24 months initially, with the option to extend by any further period or periods up to a maximum of 36 months. The Contract is planned to commence on 1 September 2023.

The annual value is £595,000 with a total contract value of £2.975M

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Bids must be received via the Atamis e-procurement system by no later than midday 7 July 2023

Additional information: Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents.

On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.

The services are subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The contracting authorities intend to observe the provisions and 10 day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Unsuccessful Bidders and applicants will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/applicant was unsuccessful. Deadlines for lodging appeals should be in accordance with the Regulations.