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01 Prior Information Notice (PIN)

Provision of a Strategic Advisor for Shaping Our Future Hospitals programme

  • First published: 17 March 2023
  • Last modified: 17 March 2023

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To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-130076
Published by:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Authority ID:
AA0221
Publication date:
17 March 2023
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
01 Prior Information Notice (PIN)
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board (C&VUHB) in issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN). C&VUHB is seeking support in the creation of a Strategic Outline Case (SOC) for its Shaping Our Future Hospitals programme – the potential replacement of University Hospital Wales (UHW) and University Hospital Llandough (UHL) supporting digitally enabled SMART healthcare delivery, plus the pre-requisite digital transformation and wish to undertake pre-engagement to further inform their understanding of the market. C&VUHB are seeking a strategic advisor (or a consortium) who has the experience of creating HM Treasury Green Book business cases for very large public/Health/NHS acute infrastructure and Health based digital transformation. The arrangement would potentially be from SOC (the initial commitment) through to FBC stage. Further requirement details are stated in section II.2.4 below. CPV: 79400000, 72222200.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Procurement Services, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Woodlands House, 2nd Floor, Maes-Y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH

UK

Contact person: Emma Lane

Telephone: +44 02921508264

E-mail: emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


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

Provision of a Strategic Advisor for Shaping Our Future Hospitals programme

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79400000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board (C&VUHB) in issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN).

C&VUHB is seeking support in the creation of a Strategic Outline Case (SOC) for its Shaping Our Future Hospitals programme – the potential replacement of University Hospital Wales (UHW) and University Hospital Llandough (UHL) supporting digitally enabled SMART healthcare delivery, plus the pre-requisite digital transformation and wish to undertake pre-engagement to further inform their understanding of the market.

C&VUHB are seeking a strategic advisor (or a consortium) who has the experience of creating HM Treasury Green Book business cases for very large public/Health/NHS acute infrastructure and Health based digital transformation. The arrangement would potentially be from SOC (the initial commitment) through to FBC stage. Further requirement details are stated in section II.2.4 below.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72222200

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL22

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

At this stage, the services anticipated to be required are (at a high level and not limited to);

1) CVUHB will produce content for the Cases in the SOC (along with Cardiff University content). Gather all CVUHB produced content and create an ambitious and compelling HM Green Book compliant Strategic Outline Case for the Shaping Our Future Hospitals programme that is true to the scope that CVUHB will agreed with WG, such that it receives the support of our approvers (Programme Board, Board, Welsh Government). The Health Board's ambition is a 12-month creation timeline, plus three months for approval. The Health Board are looking for a supplier who could:

1.1) Ensure the SOC document flows and is of a high quality, advising on overall content to maximise impact, such as ensuring the document describes true transformation of clinical services that supports the need for a modern healthcare environment that is fit for purpose.

1.2) Ensure the content reflects current Welsh policy such as WBFG and Decarbonisation, reflected throughout.

1.3) Advise on work planning/scheduling with the team

1.4) Create a SOC business case given CVUHB will produce much of the content, clearly state any dependencies.

2) Review CVUHB created content as its produced and suggest any improvements.

3) Develop the full compliant Economic Case chapter, running necessary workshops, drawing in CVUHB stakeholders to go through the options appraisal, through to preferred way forward, quantifying benefits and identifying risks.

4) Validating assumptions going into the Demand and capacity modelling and providing benchmarks from other schemes (NHP schemes for example).

5) Provide Health Planning

6) Advise and plan the OBC stage, plus provide strategic advice along the way i.e what should CVUHB aim to be achieved in the OBC.

7) Provide commercial advice which could inform the Commercial Case. 8) Work with any CVUHB external partners, such as other suppliers as necessary.

9) Support engagement with key stakeholders (staff, patients, public sector partners, etc) during development of the SOC in order to gain appropriate input and feedback and ultimately to achieve support from all decision makers.

10) Attend check-ins with Welsh Government and other parties such as NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, the Finance Delivery Unit, etc.

11) Support the programme post SOC to support the SOFH programme such as writing and advising on OBCs and FBCs across a range of services which could include and relevant to hospital/healthcare transformation:

11.1) HM Green Book business cases

11.2) Writing HM Green Book business cases

11.3) Strategic infrastructure advice

11.4) Economic analysis

11.5) Financial analysis

11.6) Commercial advice

11.7) Legal advice

11.8) Healthcare IT transformation & implementation

11.9) Clinical strategy

11.10) Demand and capacity

11.11) Other services related to new hospital developments

12) Produce an aligned Digital SOC for the transformation that needs to take place between now and the opening of any new facility/s.

It should be noted that the Health Board is anticipating holding an engagement day for interested parties which will encompass a number of areas as defined in the description. The date for this engagement day will be agreed shortly and if you would like to express your interest in this, please email Emma Lane, Senior Procurement Business Manager with your contact details including email and telephone numbers.

II.2.14) Additional information

Additional information Please note that The Health Board may also provide further documents prior to and after the engagement day for background and information sharing to further develop its pre-market engagement work.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

01/06/2023

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:130076)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

17/03/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
72222200 Information systems or technology planning services Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
27/03/2023 11:56
Cancellation
Good morning,

Please disregard this prior information notice this was issued in error and there is still further information to be included.

A new PIN for this requirement will follow in the next few weeks.

Many thanks,

Lily Prance

0800 222 9004

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