Childhood Health Information Service (CHIS)

Concepts

• health and social work
• childhood health information service
• nhse greater manchester health & social care partnership
• manchester
• child health information services and systems
• public health
• health services
• chis
• nhse greater manchester health
• service’s primary function

Location

Oldham, Trafford, Rochdale and Bury

Description

Contract awarded by NHSE Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership. The service’s primary function is to provide a comprehensive local record of a child’s public health (screening, immunisation and other health protection or health improvement interventions including the Healthy Child programme 0-5) and of their community-based healthcare. Child Health Information Services and Systems play a critical role in the scheduling, recording and monitoring of public health programmes, including vaccination delivery and immunisation status of children in the localities of Oldham, Trafford, Rochdale and Bury. A Single Tender Action has been enacted for, as a result of extreme urgency following COVID-19 pressures. A future market engagement analysis will determine the appropriate procurement route. If only 1 or no providers are responsive, evidence will be provided to ensure all barriers and issues to the market have been addressed before undertaking any further considerations around evidence and risks towards a potential direct award. Alternatively, a procurement process via the Light Touch Regime will be conducted if deemed appropriate. Future process will be published via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Total Quantity or Scope

Contract awarded by NHSE Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership. The service’s primary function is to provide a comprehensive local record of a child’s public health (screening, immunisation and other health protection or health improvement interventions including the Healthy Child programme 0-5) and of their community-based healthcare. Child Health Information Services and Systems play a critical role in the scheduling, recording and monitoring of public health programmes, including vaccination delivery and immunisation status of children in the localities of Oldham, Trafford, Rochdale and Bury. A Single Tender Action has been enacted for, as a result of extreme urgency following COVID-19 pressures. A future market engagement analysis will determine the appropriate procurement route. If only 1 or no providers are responsive, evidence will be provided to ensure all barriers and issues to the market have been addressed before undertaking any further considerations around evidence and risks towards a potential direct award. Alternatively, a procurement process via the Light Touch Regime will be conducted if deemed appropriate.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

Legal Justification

This contract award is required due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and subsequent impact upon operational delivery and business operations. The current pandemic and events were not expected or foreseen by the contracting authority. Attempts to mitigate risks identified in advance of procurement were undertaken. There was an urgent need to enact this STA as current contracts come to an end on 30 September 2021 and there was a need to ensure services are maintained for the patients’ needs. Future procurement processes will be advertised via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Other Information

(MT Ref:222368)