Introduction

The Baseline Assurance Standard (BAS) provides a proportionate, risk-based assurance approach for Solutions; balancing safety against efficiency by combining a minimum set of essential Requirements from the DSIC Overarching Standards. Completing the BAS is the first step to achieving full assurance with the Overarching Standards allowing Supplier Solutions to be published on the Buying Catalogue. Upon meeting this Standard, Solutions are required to meet any remaining Further Requirements in the Overarching Standards as applicable to the Contracting Vehicle within a period of 12 months.

Solutions will be given a Solution Category; this will determine the level of assurance that is appropriate for the type of Solution. The Solution Category columns indicate which level of assurance is required for each Requirement. For more information on Solution Categories, see Solution Categories for Assurance in DSIC.

Requirements

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Clinical Safety

Commercial

Data Migration

Data Standards

Hosting & Infrastructure

Information Governance

Interoperability Standard

Non-Functional Questions

Service Management

Testing

Training

Roadmap

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Standard