Single eCommercial System

The Contracting Authority, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), is seeking a supplier to provide a Single eCommercial System that is capable of functionality allowing them to plan, prepare, run and manage procurement's in full compliance with PCR15 and all relevant public procurement legislation and best practice.

The range of functionality required from the eCommercial System will include:

• planning
• sourcing
• tender creation, issue and management
• tender evaluation
• contract award
• governance and approvals management
• e-auctions
• dynamic purchasing systems
• data management and reporting
• savings management

The successful supplier will provide all service elements over the term of the contract.

A detailed service specification is contained in the tender documents, which can be obtained via the contracting authorities procurement portal: https://nhsdigital.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/public/registration

This tendering opportunity also appears on Tenders Electronic Daily. The contract notice can be viewed at this URL:

https://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:398668-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML

Whilst the Department of Health and Social Care is the overall Contracting Authority, the following Contracting Authorities in England (and their successors) are also entitled to use this contract:

• The Department of Health & Social Care;
• The Department of Health & Social Care Owned Companies - NHS Property Services; Community Health Partnerships; NHS Professionals; Supply Chain Coordination Ltd; Porton Bioparma Ltd; Genomics England Ltd;
• NHS Shared Business Services (Joint venture with Sopra Steria);
• The Department of Health Arms-Length Bodies:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations

• NHS Bodies:

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/OtherListing.aspx; and

• any other health body nominated by the Department of Health and Social Care from time to time during the term of the contract.