Frontline Digitisation Support Offer, Tiger Teams

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        "description": "This is a single operator framework which operates via statement of work-based, with set deliverables defined for each work package which will be individual to the discovery / intervention required for each Trust. Any call off contracts awarded under the framework will only be initiated by NHS England (not directly by NHS providers). \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe budget available to spend on this framework will be approximately \u00a316,000,000 (inclusive of VAT). Please note that this is a call off contract only and the full value of the contract may not actually be realised if the demand is not required.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe procurement was conducted via an open tender and advertised through Find a Tender Service.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe service will need to provide the following to achieve its aim of increasing the quality of EPR delivery and reduce the risk of poor EPR deployment, which, in turn, will reduce the potential loss of benefit of EPR deployments in England:\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Sourcing of NHS experienced, highly skilled resources, who can be deployed to support a work package at a provider organisation at any point of its EPR Programme Lifecycle.\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Sourcing and deployment of resources to support any provider on site across England in a timely manner.\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Flexibility to increase and decrease resources quickly to meet the demands of the service.\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Organisational working knowledge of best practice of EPR design, delivery, optimisation and usability and it\u0027s management.\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Knowledge transfer and retention within the NHS, including working with and alongside staff using a buddying-style approach, thus building skills and expertise which creates a more sustainable resourcing model going forward.\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Ability to build up a cohort of operators with specialist knowledge (cells) that can be deployed across the system on similar tasks, thereby enabling and accelerating the setting up of a virtual centre of expertise.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eEPRs are notoriously complex to implement, and the maturity of the digital, data and technology (DDaT) workforce across England is varied, with providers having varying degrees of experience, and skills to implement successfully.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eOften during EPR delivery, there is a requirement for either a planned, or unplanned, specific, time-bound skill set, capable of providing a set of deliverables, problem rectification or other specialist intervention for an element of the EPR Programme. Trusts are finding it increasingly challenging to obtain good quality, skilled short-term resources, both from the recruitment and contingent labour market.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eTo support Trusts to alleviate this issue, this service will provide Tiger Teams, defined as a group of highly skilled, experienced resources, commissioned to deliver a time-boxed service on behalf of the Trust where other attempts to fulfil the requirement have been unsuccessful.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe level of support provided to a Trust is set out in the FD Programme\u2019s operating model. Universally, FD provides various assurance reviews for all Trusts throughout their EPR programme lifecycles to support them with their programmes. The assurance process highlights areas of good practice and strength, in addition to areas of concern, which require addressing to improve the quality of the programme.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe second tier of support the FD programme provides is via an FD Support Offer function, supported by a delivery partner, to provide knowledge, advice, guidance and training to Trusts.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eDespite the wealth of support available, there is a requirement to further support Trusts with hands-on, \u2018boots-on-ground\u0027 interventions to ensure that certain critical activities to resolve challenges, including the associated upskilling and knowledge transfer, are undertaken in a timely and robust manner, increasing the likelihood of a timely and successful implementation. It will also avoid the costs, risks and reputational damage associated with a delayed and / or sub-optimal go-live in addition to the impact required for the Trust to course-correct.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe FD programme is not resourced to provide hands-on targeted support into Trusts at the scale required, therefore an additional service is required to ensure the success of the overall programme and individual Trust EPR deployments.",
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