LPRES development

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Summary of the work To help support the development of LPRES and associated systems Latest start date 01/04/17 Budget Range £30000, Split between audit development and some project support Why the Work is Being Done To continue the development of the LPRES programme (Lancashire Person Record Exchange System) initially for the next 6 months (September 2017) LPRES is the key interoperability platform for Lancashire NHS and Social care organisations. Problem to Be Solved This is to continue the development of the LPRES platform to provide more sophisticated audit tools and manage aspects of the interaction between Health and Social care. Who Are the Users As head of LPRES I need to continue the development of teyh LPRES project and to provide audit tools so that the users have confidence that data and documents are safe and secure during transit from publisher to consumer Existing Team A small team of project mangers and technical support based in Preston Business Centre and hosted by Lancashire Care FT. The team work with a number of suppliers and organisations. Current Phase Live Skills & Experience • Have experience of HIE standards and technology • Show evidence of developing systems to support HIE platforms Nice to Haves • Show experience of working in a small NHS environment with a range of NHS and social care staff • Be based in Lancashire Work Location Preston Business Centre Watling Street Road Fulwood Preston Working Arrangments Most of the work will be based in Preston with occasional off site working at different health care premises. Travel expenses will be covered for travel from PBC to other sites. No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria • Valuefor money • Have technical expertise in HIE develoment • Show evidence of previous successful developments in HIE systems Cultural Fit Criteria • Fit in with a small team who have developed an understanding of the needs and goals of the NHS and socila care Organisations across Lancashire • BE transparent and work collaboratively • Share knowledge with the team and linked technical staff • Be open about the challenges and be prepared to speak up and when a problem arises. Payment Approach Time and materials Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 45% Cultural fit 20% Price 35% Questions from Suppliers 1. Can you clarify if you require a traditional audit review or is it more Technology Assurance with Project Management Office support? - Do you anticipate receiving continuous assessment & feedback during the 6 month period of engagement or 2 distinct reviews with 2 outputs? - The start date has passed (1 April 2017), and given that the submission date is 17 April 2017, can you clarify the date you envisage the service commencing from? Thank you Then requirement for the Audit was to continue to develop a set of Audit software that we have installed to monitor and report on data and document transmissions across the Data Exchange Platform.So its more about helping to develop the software as the data being exchanges becomes more complex. The other element is project management office support. Start date would be as soon as possible after award of the contract.