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Addressing staff shortages is challenging when the NHS workforce is growing, but not rapidly enough to keep up with patient demand and waiting lists. Technology can help to ease the pressure, improve patient care, and support remote monitoring.
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, states there are constraints in the NHS’ ability to transform the way we look after our patients, and there is a directive to train, retain and reform to make sustainable progress on core priorities for patients. Reforming and working differently enables innovative ways of working, and the use of more diverse roles and skills, combined with technology, can lead to care being delivered remotely and at home via virtual wards. The NHS’ ambition is to have 40–50 virtual ward beds per 100,000 population that cover a broad range of health conditions.
The Technology Enabled Care Services 2 Framework Agreement can help this shift by freeing up capacity in over-stretched workforces by providing the technology that enables you to implement virtual wards. It provides access to faster and more efficient pioneering technical solutions that directly improve patient care by supporting remote monitoring of patients via technology at home. Virtual Wards help to free-up hospital beds and reduce the need for patients to travel, maintaining the independence of the patients, and supporting the reduction in discharge backlogs, as only patients that need to be in hospital are.
Technology Enabled Care Services 2 scooped the ITEC 2024 awards gong for the ‘Partnerships’ category which recognises innovative partnership that has improved outcomes/systems and accelerated the agenda, profile and uptake of technology enable care amongst stakeholders.
Framework Agreement Information
The framework agreement promotes the use of technology enabled care solutions and improved provision of integrated care across health and care organisations. Utilising both SMEs and national providers, to deliver either a single service, bundled service or provide a fully managed service.
What dates is the framework agreement active?
9 January 2023 – 8 January 2027
Who can take advantage of the framework agreement?
NHS and UK Public Sector organisations
How was the framework agreement procured?
This framework agreement was procured in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015. This framework agreement remains a compliant route to market under the new Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. If you have any questions, please contact the team.
Further competition and direct award
Via this framework agreement, you can run a further competition, or choose to direct award to a supplier in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations.
How we can support?
We offer different levels of support, including SME advice and robust templates for you to easily run your own process, or additional support to design and run a further competition on your behalf.
How can I access the framework agreement?
Access framework agreement documentation via our Customer Framework Agreement Portal (CFAP)
The framework agreement has been structured into the following lots:
NHSE has released guidance to simplify purchasing IT and digital goods and services in the NHS. As a part of this guidance, NHSE has endorsed 38 framework agreements as the most optimal routes to market for NHS buyers. Two of six lots of the Technology Enabled Care Services 2 Framework Agreement – remote clinical monitoring and intelligent activity monitoring – have been endorsed by NHS England as a recommended route to market for digital and IT spend across the NHS.
What are the benefits of using this framework agreement?
EMPOWERS PATIENTS
Empowerment of patients due to direct engagement by managing and accessing their own medical records.
SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED FOR NHS AND SOCIAL CARE REQUIREMENTS
Developed utilising input and expertise from NHS and local authority stakeholders.
FULLY MANAGED SERVICE
Option to award one supplier to perform all services offered within the scope of the framework agreement.
INTELLIGENT ACTIVITY MONITORING
Intelligent activity monitoring to build a picture of an individual’s typical activities through smart monitoring of patient and citizen activity.
EMPOWERING PATIENTS
Empowerment of patients due to direct engagement by managing and accessing their own medical records.
SUPPORTS THE REDUCTION OF DISCHARGE BACKLOGS
Reduces the need for patients to travel and maintains their independence, while supporting the reduction of discharge backlogs.
Supplier Details
Strategic Procurement Support
If this framework agreement doesn’t cover the goods or services you require, or a framework agreement isn’t the optimal route to market for your needs, we can provide tailored strategic procurement support. Find out more here.
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