Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca2-02fb-704e-a7dc-5a30eb1c5b86/discovery-phase-for-the-development-of-a-national-menu-bank closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Discovery phase for the development of a national menu bank [NHS England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england) Estimated value £18,000 Published 4 Oct 2022 Deadline Closed 17 Oct 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Authority is looking for a supplier for the provision of a discovery scope of work to: • establish the system functionality required in order to build a fit for purpose digital National Menu Bank for the NHS, contract suppliers and Social Care that users can successfully access, download content and engage with the host platform; • design and implement a succinct stakeholder/user engagement plan, liaising with the programme team at NHS England, which takes account of the different audience groups, requirements, user interaction and identifying which aspects of the National Menu Bank will be of value for each group. A summary of findings will be a key part of the discovery report using GDS Digital Service Standard compliant mapping; • detail in the report, the specification required for the build of the digital National Menu Bank, which includes the interface with both digital patient ordering systems in use across the NHS and the nutritional analysis software used by NHS England, drawing on knowledge of comparable platforms; and • report using knowledge of data protection/GDPR on data capture to measure the impact of the National Menu Bank, including the number of recipe downloads, visits to the platform and the number of meals ordered from the recipes downloaded from the National Menu Bank using the interface with the digital patient ordering systems. A full description of the requirement can be found in the ITQ document once suppliers have registered their interest. Please note: the budget for this work is £18,000 exclusive of VAT. Interested suppliers should register on the NHS England e-procurement system here: [health-family.force.com/login](https://health-family.force.com/login) • Once logged in click 'Find Opportunities' and search for 'Discovery phase for the development of a national menu bank' • Click 'Register Interest' • Once you have registered your interest you will be able to view the Requirements and submit a response to the questions within the portal. • Any messages about the opportunity should be sent via the e-procurement system. 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