Radiology Information Systems (RIS)/Picture Archiving and Communication Systems

Tender description

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), which is run by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), is recognised as one of the leading hospitals in Europe and has an international reputation for quality of care, informatics/IT, clinical training and research. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. HEFT also has a number of smaller satellite units enabling people to be treated as close to home as possible. The Trusts provide direct clinical services to over 2 million population yearly and employ around 20,000 members of staff. The required services are essential for the provision of a diagnostic imaging service and Breast Screening service. The PACS application is used extensively by all clinical staff. The RIS service is predominantly used by the staff within the Imaging Department to manage the acquisition of diagnostic imaging and communication of results. The VNA service provides back end storage for PACS. UHB is reprocuring for services to replace existing contracts ending November 2018 for VNA, February 2019 for PACS and May 2019 for RIS. HEFT is reprocuring for RIS, PACS and VNA services to replace an existing contract ending June 2019. The proposed contracts will run concurrently for a period of 5 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years. Prior to any future procurement process, UHB and HEFT wish to engage with interested providers to seek views on the requirement, procurement route, and on possible delivery options and give them an opportunity to ask questions and seek clarification where necessary. Accordingly, potential providers are invited to a Market Engagement Events to be held on the 31/01/2018 at Post Graduate Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2GW or alternatively a WebEx on 08/02/2018. Event 1: 31/01/2018 AM Session: P