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NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)

Primary Care Data Protection Service

Business ServicesCPV 79100000
Value£500k
Deadline19 Mar 2024
Published16 Feb 2024
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 16 Feb 2024ClosedCloses 19 Mar 2024
Who to contact
Chunmei Zhang
chunmei.zhang@nhs.net

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Contract value in context
£500ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England) publishes Business Services work continuously — 10 notices, roughly one every 6 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) (“The Commissioner”) is seeking to commission a Primary Care Data protection service, including a named Data Protection Officer for the remaining duration of the UK GDPR and a continuing support service to General Practices (GPs) during (and beyond) the transition to the successor legislation to make sure GPs are continuing to be supported in meeting the highest standards of data protection. <br/><br/>This service will serve GP practices within the ICB’s geographical area.

The main responsibilities include (but are not limited to):<br/><br/>• Information Governance (IG) support (e.g. supporting Data Protection Impact Assessments and Data Sharing Agreements). <br/>• Ensuring safe and effective sharing of data across the Integrated Care System (ICS) in line with data protection legislation<br/>• Data and patient privacy protection <br/>• Support for Data security and protection <br/><br/>This processed is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Information Governance (IG) support (e.g. supporting Data

Information Governance (IG) support (e.g. supporting Data Protection Impact Assessments and Data Sharing Agreements).

02

Ensuring safe and effective sharing of data

Ensuring safe and effective sharing of data across the Integrated Care System (ICS) in line with data protection legislation.

03

Support for Data security and protection This

Support for Data security and protection This processed is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

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1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

UK GDPR / data protectionContract conditions
…Commissioner”) is seeking to commission a Primary Care Data protection service, including a named Data Protection Officer for the remaining duration of the UK GDPR and a continuing support service to General Practices (GPs) during (and beyond) the transition to the successor legislation to make sure GPs are continuing…

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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