DHSC announces procurement of social care interoperability architecture

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the procurement of an interoperability platform for adult social care.

Interoperability architecture is intended to support the care and treatment of both patients and health and adult social care service users, and to assist in the extraction of data into specific IT systems, including shared health records. Masu. Advance information notice It is posted on the government’s procurement website.

The service manages the agreed sharing of data and documents for care and treatment, as well as real-time or near-real-time data and document sharing for secondary uses, including reporting to other IT systems by the Commissioner and CQC. helps you manage your sharing.

The architecture provider is also responsible for supporting authentication and authorization to access data and documents, ensuring the security of the platform, including technical controls for cyber and information governance, and providing support services, including a service/support desk. I will bear it.

DHSC said it wanted to work with suppliers “to understand the supplier market’s view of what is required from new contracts, including interoperability standards to enable information sharing”. The department said in the notice that it is “interested in understanding the various options and costs to meet the requirements.”

The notice states that as the project requires funding approval from the Ministry of Finance, there is no agreed date yet for the ministry to begin procurement, but the contract is expected to be formally advertised around April 2025. He added that he is doing so. Due to the terms of the funding, the contract is not expected to be for less than nine years.