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New Hospital Programme – Intelligent Hospital Capabilities Governance & Procurement Support
ARCA provides procurement governance and programme support for NHS trusts implementing the New Hospital Programme (Hospital 2.0). We navigate complex digital procurement, vendor selection, and ensure successful implementation of Intelligent Hospital Capabilities (Footprint, Fabric, Flow). Deep expertise spans EPR, clinical systems, infrastructure, and benefits realisation.
Features
- New Hospital Programme (NHP) procurement governance and strategy
- Intelligent Hospital Capabilities roadmap: Footprint, Fabric, Flow
- Digital procurement strategy aligned with NHS national guidance
- Clinical system procurement: LIMS pathology, theatres, maternity systems
- Vendor evaluation, selection, contract negotiation, relationship management
- Multi-trust procurement coordination and shared infrastructure strategy
- Technical requirements, procurement specifications, data integration planning
- Go-live readiness assessment and implementation planning support
- Benefits realisation, programme governance, vendor performance management
Benefits
- Strategic alignment of digital procurement with NHS objectives
- Reduced procurement risk through structured governance and management
- Accelerated go-live through coordinated procurement and implementation
- Optimised vendor selection delivering clinical effectiveness and cost
- Expert guidance on complex NHS procurement and compliance
- Successful Hospital 2.0 implementation: Footprint, Fabric, Flow
- Integrated healthcare systems ensuring data flows and interoperability
- NHS compliance: data security, information governance, clinical safety
- Knowledge transfer building sustainable procurement and programme capability
- Risk mitigation across procurement, implementation, and ongoing support
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £550.00 |
£500.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
Data architect
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,000.00 |
Enterprise architect
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,000.00 |
Network architect
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £825.00 |
£800.00 |
Security architect
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,000.00 |
Solution architect
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £800.00 |
£775.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
Technical architect
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £800.00 |
£775.00 |
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £1,400.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Chief information security officer
| £1,400.00 |
£1,250.00 |
Chief technology officer
| £1,350.00 |
£1,200.00 |
Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £1,100.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,100.00 |
Cyber security governance and risk management
| £650.00 |
£600.00 |
| £750.00 |
£700.00 |
| £850.00 |
£800.00 |
Cyber security monitoring
| £600.00 |
£550.00 |
| £700.00 |
£650.00 |
| £800.00 |
£750.00 |
Cyber security incident response
| £650.00 |
£600.00 |
| £750.00 |
£700.00 |
| £900.00 |
£850.00 |
Cyber security vulnerability management
| £650.00 |
£600.00 |
| £750.00 |
£700.00 |
| £850.00 |
£800.00 |
Cyber security digital forensics
| £650.00 |
£600.00 |
| £750.00 |
£700.00 |
| £900.00 |
£850.00 |
Cyber security testing
| £550.00 |
£500.00 |
| £675.00 |
£650.00 |
| £775.00 |
£750.00 |
Cyber security secure design
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£500.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £850.00 |
£800.00 |
Data analyst
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
Data engineer
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
Data ethicist
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
Data governance manager
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £725.00 |
£700.00 |
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
Data scientist
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £850.00 |
£775.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£950.00 |
Machine learning engineer
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
Performance analyst
| £300.00 |
£275.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £300.00 |
£275.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
Business relationship manager
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
Change and release manager
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
Command and control centre manager
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
End user computing engineer
| £300.00 |
£275.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
IT service manager
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
Incident manager
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
Infrastructure engineer
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
Infrastructure operations engineer
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
Problem manager
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
Service desk manager
| £300.00 |
£275.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
Service transition manager
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
Delivery manager
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
Digital portfolio manager
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £950.00 |
£925.00 |
Product manager
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
Programme delivery manager
| £1,250.00 |
£1,100.00 |
Service owner
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
Test engineer
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
Test manager
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £800.00 |
£775.00 |
Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £325.00 |
£300.00 |
| £425.00 |
£400.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £800.00 |
£775.00 |
| £850.00 |
£825.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
| £925.00 |
£900.00 |
Frontend developer
| £325.00 |
£300.00 |
| £425.00 |
£400.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
| £900.00 |
£875.00 |
Software developer
| £325.00 |
£300.00 |
| £425.00 |
£400.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £675.00 |
£650.00 |
| £700.00 |
£675.00 |
| £725.00 |
£700.00 |
| £775.00 |
£750.00 |
| £800.00 |
£775.00 |
User-centred design roles
Accessibility specialist
| £325.00 |
£300.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
Content designer
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £475.00 |
£450.00 |
| £525.00 |
£500.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £725.00 |
£700.00 |
Content strategist
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
Graphic designer
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £725.00 |
£700.00 |
Interaction designer
| £350.00 |
£325.00 |
| £375.00 |
£350.00 |
| £450.00 |
£425.00 |
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £750.00 |
£725.00 |
Service designer
| £375.00 |
£350.00 |
| £425.00 |
£400.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £600.00 |
£575.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £775.00 |
£750.00 |
Technical writer
| £550.00 |
£525.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
User researcher
| £325.00 |
£300.00 |
| £400.00 |
£375.00 |
| £500.00 |
£475.00 |
| £575.00 |
£550.00 |
| £650.00 |
£625.00 |
| £775.00 |
£750.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
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ISO/IEC 27001 certification
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No
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
-
ISO 9001 certification
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No
-
Quality management systems (QMS)
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No
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CSA STAR certification
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No
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PCI certification
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No
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Cyber essentials
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
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Bd234901-0d10-4ab8-a438-d8d5b9c9bedf
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Cyber essentials plus
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No
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Cyber Essentials Alternative
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None of the criteria
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Other security certifications
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No
Social value
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Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority
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Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
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Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks, including: Pre-employment checks, recruitment practices. Workplace conditions, safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling
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Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.
Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.
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Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
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