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UCLH-1212 - Patient Feedback System.

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University College of London Hospitals NHS Trust
4th Floor, Maple House,149 Tottenham Court Road
For the attention of: Samm Parker
W1T 7NF London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://uclh.nhs.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://uclh.nhs.uk

Electronic access to information: https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Health
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UCLH-1212 - Patient Feedback System.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: London.

NUTS code UKI

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Trust requires a provider of a patient Feedback system and solution for collecting analysing and reporting patient experience feedback and Friends and Family Test (FFT). The provider shall have expertise in survey design, and provide the appropriate tools, training, on-going support for the life of the contract. Further Information: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) provides first-class acute and specialist services in five hospitals in central London. These sites comprise of University College Hospital (incorporating Westmoreland Street), Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and Eastman Dental Hospital. In partnership with University College London (UCL) we are one of the country's five comprehensive biomedical research centres. We are a member of UCL Partners which brings together some of the UK's world-renowned medical research centres and hospitals. We aspire for our patients to have the best possible experience each and every time they have contact with us and are cared for by our staff. In order to achieve this, constructive feedback is critical - we need to listen to our patients and give more responsive feedback to patients and staff more frequently, through more channels. To do this we use both the Friends & Family Test (FFT) and local ward/department-specific surveys. Further information on the Friends and Family test can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/fft/The Trust invites interested providers to submit a pre-qualification questionnaire for the supply of systems, tools, training, on-going support and expertise to deliver a patient experience feedback solution. As minimum providers must be able to provide:· Expertise in survey design;· Collecting, analysing and reporting patient experience feedback and FFT; and· Continued service/ maintenance/ upgrades of any ICT solution for the life of the contract (3 years plus two 12month extensions).The solution offered must have the following functionality as a minimum:· Be applicable and scalable to an acute NHS setting with multiple site locations (currently seven).· Have options to provide different channels of data collection for example website, paper, mobile applications, hyperlinks for mobiles devices including tablet and SMS.· Allow the capture of information from diverse population/patient groups of all ages and abilities e.g. different languages and disabilities.· Be sufficiently flexible to be adapted to a wide range of clinical areas and additional surveys.· Meet the needs of the FFT NHS England data collection.· Ability to collect free text comments.· Be able to provide near real-time patient feedback in a meaningful manner.· The option of using our current devices, which includes at least one iPad on each inpatient ward.We are seeking a supplier that can bring innovation and creativity working in partnership. In addition to the above requirements, other areas might include:· The ability to respond to individual patients who have given feedback and to track actions· To be able to investigate data on a granular level e.g. specific clinics/consultants· Ability to provide thematic/sentiment analysis of free text comments. Expressions of interest are invited from parties who can demonstrate the above high-level requirements. This invitation to tender is dependent on UCLH confirming budget sign off.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

31711310, 48517000, 72212517, 72000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Option to extend for 2 12-month periods.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 2
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Starting 1.3.2016. Completion 28.2.2019

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The top 5 scoring suppliers through the pre qualification stage will be invited to tender.
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
CA3202
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
21.12.2015 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

University College London Hospitals
4th Floor Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road
W1T 7NF London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
19.11.2015

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