Clinical information system

Tender description

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England — Midlands and East (West Midlands) (the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Dental Electronic Referral Management Services (DERMS) across NHS England's West Midland's geography. The contract duration is 2 years and 4 months with the option to extend for 2 further years. Please note the initial period of 2 years and 4 months comprises of an implementation period from Mid-November-31st March 2018 for the whole NHS England West Midlands geographical boundaries. The Service is expected to be fully functional from 1.4.2018-31.3.2020 with an option to extend for a further 2 years from 1st April-31st March 2022. Maximum contact duration 4 years and 4 months. The maximum contract value for this tender is 600 000 GBP including VAT per annum, please see Document 1 — Process Overview Document for further information. The new Dental Electronic Referral Service is intended to facilitate timely access to appropriate NHS specialist dental care across the NHS West Midlands area. The needs of patients and professionals will be foremost in designing the new service, which will include support for enhanced functionality and usability. The new service will support the drive to a future paperless NHS referral system. NHS England — West Midlands require a DERMS for all patients that may need level 2 and level 3 dental services. The service will initially cover referrals for Oral Surgery (including Oral Medicine) and Orthodontics and over time will look to expand to include a full range of dental specialities these will include: — Restorative Dentistry including the mono specialties; — Special Care Dentistry; — Paediatric Dentistry; — Maxillo-facial Surgery. The deadline for ITT 726 submissions is Monday 4.9.2017 at 12:00 (noon). Please note, the deadline to express an interest (access documents on Bravo) is 12:00 (noon) Friday 1.9.2017.