Procurement for the Appointment of a Digital Platform Provider

Concepts

• information technology
• nhs supply chain
• order management platform
• 3rd party platforms
• platform
• appointment of a digital platform provider
• platform interconnectivity
• edi order feeds
• high value products
• networking software

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Currently, NHS Supply Chain captures customer demand through a range of solutions including a core catalogue, EDI order feeds, through a forecast driven automated replenishment model, and through orders triggered by inventory usage (e.g., in theatres for high value products). Some of these solutions are over 30 years old, unstable, aren't flexible and are unable to adapt to our strategy or external changes. We are looking for ONE Supply Chain Digital Commerce Portal - Provide a single tailored and intuitive order and order management platform, managing personalised content delivery across web and mobile channels whilst supporting integration with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and 3rd party platforms. The platform will be made accessible to the NHS as well as ~1,100 Suppliers. Services based Architecture - Highly agile, modular, and incremental architecture to improve service delivery providing single source of truth, accelerated time to value and reducing total cost of ownership Business rules engine – Defining rules against product master data including but not limited to, product price, stock levels, rationing rules, minimum and maximum order values, and Supply routing conditions Product Data Management / Taxonomy - A complete and comprehensible product taxonomy enabling customers to find exactly what they need and complete their checkout with ease.

Total Quantity or Scope

Choice of Procurement Procedure – Restricted Procedure The 5 highest bids will be taken through to the Tender (AQ) stage in accordance with the mechanism set out in Document 2 (SQ Instructions). Please refer to the suite of Procurement Documentation. Please be aware that anticipated contract value does not include any extension periods beyond the initial term of 5 years

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 72212210 - Networking software development services
• 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services
• 72212213 - Operating system enhancement software development services
• 72212214 - Network operating system software development services
• 72212218 - License management software development services
• 72212219 - Miscellaneous networking software development services
• 72222300 - Information technology services
• 72300000 - Data services
• 72310000 - Data-processing services
• 72320000 - Database services
• 72400000 - Internet services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contract resulting from this procurement will be executed by Supply Chain Coordination Limited (‘the Authority’). The cost estimates provided in Sections II.1.5 and II.2.6 are estimates based on historical cost data across a sixty-month contract term. The Authority is publishing a suite of Procurement Documentation including the Descriptive Document, Selection Questionnaire Instructions, and Tender (AQ) and the draft contract (to include relevant annexes) through its eProcurement Portal with this notice.