This is the next generation of the LPP Clinical Digital Solutions (CDS) for the
Integrated Health Economy framework (2021/S 066-172631), which seeks to
continue to support the NHS Long Term Plan by providing a route to market for all
core clinical and care based digital solutions in use within the health and care
sector.
The scope of this single lot framework agreement includes but is not limited to all
clinical digital solutions & any associated hardware or software.
The framework is divided into solutions covering the following areas:
The Patient administration system solutions –incl but not limited to: Standalone PAS solutions and system integrations/portals to support organisations either not ready for full EPR functionality or those that want to keep their PAS separate from their clinical wrap
Electronic health and care record solutions –incl but not limited to: A
comprehensive range of both enterprise and best of breed EPR system solutions
and system integrations/portals across Acute, Community, Mental Health and
Ambulance care settings
Pathology system solutions -incl but not limited to: Core Laboratory Information
Management Systems (LIMS) solutions, Integrated Blood Science Service
Systems (includes Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Immunology), Blood
Transfusion Systems, Blood Bank Systems, Genomics LIMS Systems and system
integration/portals
Radiology system solutions -incl but not limited to: Picture Archiving and
Communication System (PACS) solutions, Radiology Information System (RIS) solutions, Vendor Neutral Imaging Archive (VNIA) solutions and radiology system integration/portals
Pharmacy system solutions -incl but not limited to: Pharmacy Dispensing Systems, Electronics Prescribing Medicines Administration (EPMA) solutions, Ward based automation and kiosks, pharmacy workflow management, discharge planning and pharmacy system integration/portals
Patient support system solutions -incl but not limited to: Patient tracking and bed management systems, Personal Health Record (PHR), system integrations/portals and associated wearables and home devices
Specialist clinical system solutions -incl but not limited to: All specialist clinical
systems such as maternity, child health, theatres, emergency department,
cardiology, renal and system integrations/portals
Shared care record system solutions -incl but not limited to: Shared cared records spanning multiple organisations across both health and social care, Electronic Master Patient Index (EMPI), Record Locator Service (RLS), Integration
Platform/portals, Informatics, Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), Reporting and
Population Health Analytics
The framework agreement will allow for further competition and direct award to all awarded suppliers. In order to facilitate direct award, this framework will require the submission of national list pricing that will be published in a catalogue to all potential drawdown authorities in full and unrestricted.
The current iteration of the framework is endorsed by the NHSE CCF Digital and
Technology Category Strategy recommended routes to market for clinical software, SaaS and Apps (pillar 3).
The Clinical Digital Health Solutions (CDHS) Framework has received NHSE CCF endorsement and Cabinet Office Approval