Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Vicarage Road
Watford
WD18 0HB
UK
Contact person: Mr David Beaven
Telephone: +44 1707356176
E-mail: david.beaven@hertsprocurement.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hertsprocurement.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.hertsprocurement.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
WHHT — Cancer Information System.
Reference number: DN285454
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48180000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is looking to replace the West Herts NHS Trust Cancer Information System.
The system must enable compliance with the data collection, reporting and submission requirements for all aspects of cancer information including, but not limited to, national cancer audits, Cancer Waiting Times and COSD. This system must also support real time and complete monitoring and tracking of patients in MDT meetings.
The system must enable the production of outcome reports in a format that can be shared with clinical colleagues including to the referrer as appropriate.
The system must be capable of interfacing with internal systems including the patient administration system and sharing documents with the Trust's clinical portal’.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The system being procured must have the requisite functionality and ability to ensure continuous and real time recording of patient level activity to support:
National Cancer Waiting Times performance monitoring
Individualised Patient tracking via a cancer PTL
Local and National Audit compliance monitoring including COSD and CWT
Provide clinical outcome documentation:
MDT outcomes
GP notifications
Support for MDTs and ADMs in monitoring and improving cancer pathways in line with Best Practice and local business needs
Support for consultants in providing information to support clinical practice and revalidation
Providing supporting evidence to demonstrate compliance with Quality Surveillance (formally Peer review) standards.
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides hospital services to 550 000 people living in Hertfordshire and north London. We are one of the largest employers locally, with approximately 4,400 staff and 446 volunteers. We run services across three sites at Watford, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead (source Trust Operational Plan 2016/17). The Trust sees approximately 16,500 patients via dedicated two week wait pathways and approximately 2 500 patients per year with a diagnosis of cancer.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 + 1 years.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As per the procurement documents issued.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/08/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/08/2017