Application service providers

Tender description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden and GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England Central are inviting prospective providers to participate in a Webex session on NHS England’s requirement for a web application service for the self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Webex session will be held on 26th September at 03:00 – 04:00 pm. Further details on how to participate in the Webex including dial in details will be provided via the e-tendering portal to those providers who have expressed an interest. Web-based applications for the self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of 6 themes included in the Innovation and Technology Tariff (ITT) for 2017-2019. Aims and objectives of the product: — support people with severe or very severe COPD to self-manage through a web-based application by providing online pulmonary rehabilitation support in line with NICE guidelines, — solutions must have a proven evidence base demonstrating they are as effective as face to face pulmonary rehabilitation, — be consistent with consensus definitions of what constitutes a COPD self-management intervention, which includes: —— goals of motivating, engaging and supporting the patients to positively adapt their health behaviour(s); —— helping patients develop skills to better manage their disease; —— iterative interactions between patients and competent, patient-centred healthcare professionals. Population covered: — patients with severe or very severe disease managed by community or secondary care, — patient with COPD on an acute care pathway managed by community or secondary care, — patients discharged from hospital as part of the COPD discharge bundle (which can be linked to the best practice tariff). Please note that this expression of interest has been designed to allow the market visibility of the proposed opportunity and support early engagement.