Official UK procurement notice
Communication Alerts Reminder Appointment Services PIN Notice
Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Procurement of a Framework for Communication, Alerts, Reminder or Appointment Services that will enable Approved Organisations to mitigate the risk and help against the challenge facing the NHS regarding appointment Did Not Attends (DNA) and reducing the COVID19 backlog. It will allow for improvement in the quality of patient communications and clinical data, the efficient handling and processing of that data and improvements in the management and administration of clinical and non-clinical services. This could include the production, review and dispatch of SMS, E-mail and letters or documents to be carried out in a more efficient and productive manner.
CPV: Communications control system · Communications equipment · Data-transmission equipment · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Integrated telecommunications services · Postal and telecommunications services · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Telecommunications equipment and supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Communication Alerts Reminder Appointment Services PIN NoticePlanned
A key focus for the renewal will be managing outgoing and incoming documents and data in a digital format. Introduce new working practices, technologies, and innovation to improve document and data workflow within the customer organisation. Easily access all information for example, via a single log in or system so that all communications can be collaborated and accessed via a single solution
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT
- Authority reference
CARAS PIN- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005039- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b20Find a Tender
Publisher note: Please complete and return the Pre-Procurement Questionnaire that is attached to this PIN Notice directly to Aidan Woodward, aidan.woodward2@nhs.net by 12:00 noon on 2nd April 2021. NHS Shared Business Services reserve the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS Shared Business Services is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Providers and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Providers engaging with this process. This Early Market Engagement Exercise does not guarantee that procurement will take place and NHS Shared Business Services reserves the right to defer from any procurement entirely.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Mar 2021 → 20 Aug 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published12 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT
- Tender notice expected20 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.