PBS documents tender
November 14, 2013
The Department of Health
has released a document calling
for tenders to provide software
and systems to publish the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Schedule in a number of different
forms.
According to the document, the
schedule will be made available on
a website, a printable document
and legislative instruments.
And future changes are also
envisaged in the specification,
including the addition of “new
prescriber types,” a web-based
API to allow real-time access and
downloadable versions of the PBS
website for mobile devices.
While the intention is that the
tenderer provide licence, support
and related services that work with
existing off-the-shelf software,
tenders which involve development
of new software or “significant
adaption” of commercially available
software will not be excluded.
The successful tenderer will need
to service and support the system
with regular updates in all forms
such as legislative instruments, XML
& text-based data files, printable
documents and searchable
websites.
The tender document identifies
anticipated timings, details of
formats required and support
services expected as well as
conditions that exclude suppliers.
The successful tenderer will be
responsible for management of
all domains and DNS records as
well as full hosting and server
management.
To view the tender document,
register at www.tenders.gov.au.
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