II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72200000
72210000
72212000
72260000
48510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System for an Electronic Eyecare Referral System will provide Optometrists access to modern eye care electronic referral services that are capable of supporting the current and future needs of ophthalmologist and other eye care professionals.
This Procurement process is looking to address and improve the connectivity that links primary care optometry and the hospital eye service which is seen as key to improving eye care services in England. The aim is to improve connectivity between primary care optometry and GP practices to deliver joined up, system focused clinical care.
The ambition is to have numerous trained and well-equipped primary care optometrists with the ability to make clinical decisions based on quantitative and imaging clinical data. This will provide significant opportunities to use digital connectivity to improve eye care.
NHSX considers digital solutions that increase connectivity between different providers of eye care horizontally and vertically, and across primary and secondary care, to be a key enabler for the national outpatient transformation programme. This will rapidly restore and ensure continuation of eye care services during COVID-19 and transform how services are delivered in the future.
There are six Clinical Pathways for the Eye care electronic referral service:
• Cataract Pathway
• Glaucoma New Patients Pathway
• Glaucoma Long Term Care Pathway
• DMO Pathway
• Maculopathy Pathway
• CUES Patient Pathway.
Providers and solutions will be required to:
• Enable the eye care systems to implement the integrated eye care pathways successfully.
• Reduce strain on the hospital eye service thereby reducing serious patient harm (permanent loss of vision) due to capacity issues and allow greater social distancing
• Allow optometrists to receive feedback to reduce future referrals
• Share images across NHS healthcare sectors
• Enable safe discharge of patients to community care.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Once established, The DPS for the Electronic Eyecare Referral System will remain open (valid) for 4 years.
It is the absolute intention that following the successful establishment of the Electronic Eyecare Referral System DPS NHSX will commence plans to align the EeRS DPS to operate under the existing Digital Care Services Catalogue.
The alignment will support NHS England’s ambition to have a sole procurement route for healthcare services, which will provide a unified set of centrally understood standards. To support the alignment of the DPS, the Digital Care Services Catalogue, the authority will develop new capabilities and standards to more accurately reflect the functionality and benefits of the Electronic Eyecare Referral System.
Therefore all successful suppliers will be required to sign the Digital Care Services Catalogue agreement in preparation of the alignment. NHS Digital will then support suppliers required to meet the new Standards and Capabilities model as set out in the Digital Care Services Catalogue Agreement.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This Dynamic Purchasing System is for the use of NHS England and Improvement, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Primary Care Networks, NHS Trusts, NHS Special Health Authorities and all other NHS organisations found at the following address and updated from time to time: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx