Official UK procurement notice
Virtual Ward solution · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Kent Hospitals University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement description2gether Support Solutions (as Agent on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust)
This RFI seeks to obtain information from the market on suitable solutions that are capable of delivering a virtual ward solution to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
The Virtual wards solutions will be a fully technology-enabled (the management of patients via a digital platform) to optimise care of patients, support communication and enable the effective management of a patient’s condition:
Patients are required to wear a device that continuously monitors and reports vital signs. The devices issued will depend on patient need.
Clinical teams can see individual measurements for the patients they are responsible for via a dashboard.
The platforms ensure that the team is alerted when any patient moves outside agreed parameters, allowing them to take appropriate action. The RFI seeks to obtain further detail as to what system solutions are available, and as a minimum understand integrations, compatibility with monitoring devices and compliance to IT standards.
CPV: IT software package · Medical software package · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The PIN is seeking to gain an understanding of the virutal ward solutions in operation…Planned
The PIN is seeking to gain an understanding of the virutal ward solutions in operation in a healthcare environment market.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Oct 2022, 14:19 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2022, 14:19 BST
- Authority reference
TEKH1258- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029617- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037771Find a Tender
Publisher note: 2gether Support Solutions on behalf of East Kent Hospitals wishes to engage with suitably experienced providers of a virtual ward solution. Further information about the opportunity is contained in the "Request for Information", which can be downloaded from the Attachments section of the e-Tendering portal. Instructions for registering to receive further information about this potential opportunity and to complete the RFI a) access the e-Tendering portal at https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk; and b) navigate to the section titled PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers; and c) click on pqq_1137 – Virtual Ward and then Express Interest; and d) download the RFI provided within the Attachments section; and e) prior to 12:00 on Monday 31st October 2022, complete, and submit, a response to the questions asked within the Qualification Envelope It should be noted that by returning the Qualification Envelope is NOT an actual pre-qualification (selection) questionnaire. E-tendering portal limitations mean that the labels state 'PQQ' and 'Qualification Envelope'. This notice is NOT being used by 2gether Support Solutions to commence any procurement exercise, of any kind. As such, 2gether Support Solutions reserves the right to alter any aspect of the proposed contract opportunity or, not proceed with it, at its sole discretion. Furthermore, 2gether Support Solutions is NOT bound to commence any procurement following the information received from the RFI, or otherwise. Participants are responsible for their own costs of participating in RFI and any subsequent procurement process if conducted.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Oct 2022 → 20 Oct 2022 · 2 dates- Tender notice expected20 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published20 Oct 2022, 14:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.