Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: gareth.rees9@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
Computer Aided Job Evaluation (CAJE)
Reference number: AW059
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Wales needs to procure a secure, password protected, internet based system for recording job matching and job evaluation outcomes, storing information related to those outcomes and enabling consistency monitoring of all outcomes.
A Supplier Engagement event is to take place on 11th November 2020 via WebEX, Skype or Microsoft Teams. Sessions are to last up to 2 hours.
Please register your interest by the 26th October 2020 if possible.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
320 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Wales is looking to procure a secure password protected internet based system for recording job matching and job evaluation outcomes, storing information related to those outcomes and enabling consistency monitoring of all outcomes.
Within NHS Wales the use of the tool was made compulsory during the assimilation process resulting in a high usage of the system. NHS Boards and trusts have continued to use the tool since 2004 for all workforce processes relating to Job Evaluation and rely heavily upon it.
This approach has led to an invaluable bank of data being available which has not only been used to undertake consistency checking, but has been used to share job related information to aid a range of issues including workforce redesign.
There is an absolute requirement to retain all the data currently on the system. Furthermore, it must be in a format that we can continue to access and manipulate as required for consistency checking and monitoring.
II.2.14) Additional information
This contract will cover the following organisations;
Aneurin Bevan UHB
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB
Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB
Cardiff &Vale UHB
Hywel Dda UHB
Powys Teaching Health Board
Swansea Bay UHB
Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Health Education Improvement Wales
Public Health Wales
Velindre NHS Trust
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
NWIS
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
07/12/2020
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
The NHS Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Scheme is mandatory and has been the system for measuring NHS Jobs across the entire AFC workforce since 2004. The scheme was developed as part of the Agenda for Change pay system and was rigorously tested with the Equal Opportunities Commission and other Equality Commissions throughout its design to ensure that it would deliver equal pay for work of equal value.
The scheme is designed to remove barriers to service modernisation by placing staff on a common pay structure to encourage team working and more flexible ways of delivering the service. The system allows new roles to be defined and measures these easily and consistently.
The scheme has been supported by an electronic tool which was procured initially by the Department of Health in England in 2004 on behalf of the four UK countries with each country contributing to the cost of the system.
Within NHS Wales the use of the tool was made compulsory during the assimilation process resulting in a high usage of the system.
NHS Boards and Trusts have continued to use the tool since 2004 for all workforce processes relating to Job Evaluation and rely heavily upon it.
The current system has led to an invaluable bank of data being available which has not only been used to undertake consistency checking, but has been used to share job related information to aid a range of issues including workforce redesign.
There is an absolute requirement to retain all the data currently on the system. Furthermore, it must be in a format that we can continue to access and manipulate as required for consistency checking and monitoring.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=103911.
(WA Ref:103911)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/09/2020