BPAS Contract & Invoicing System

Descriptions

The BPAS booking and invoicing system, BIS, is over fifteen years old and no longer fit for purpose. Plans are in place to replace the system with two separate systems, a Booking System and a Contracts and Invoicing System. This Mandate looks specifically at the Contract and Invoicing system. BPAS provide the majority of its services via contracts with the various Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) that comprise the NHS. The contract duration, range of services provided and unit pricing can vary for each contract according to the need and local priorities of each CCG. BPAS currently manage circa 130 contracts. BPAS is a very paper-based operation and understanding what services have been provided and should therefore be recharged relies on staff recording activity in a central database (currently BIS). BPAS are about to launch a new case management and electronic patient record system, known as CAS2, which will capture chargeable activity during the patient journey. Activity logs from CAS2 will combine with pricing information held in the contract database to create detailed invoices for CCGs. We would like to have the following; Implement a fully functioning contract life-cycle management and invoicing solution by October 2020. Remove any dependency on BIS/ BISBOX for contracts management and invoicing purposes. Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Business Development Unit. Improve the availability and accessibility of quality information to inform strategic and operational decisions. Streamline the contract management and invoicing processes to reduce error and administrative effort.