Official UK procurement notice
NIHR Information Systems Provider
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are looking for a supplier/suppliers to provide software licences and ongoing support and maintenance services to the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).<br/><br/>In order to deliver the key functions of the NIHR, the DHSC contracts directly with a number of NHS Trusts, universities, and life science organisations that host the functions that make up the NIHR Coordinating Centre and the NIHR Clinical Research Network (to be renamed the NIHR Research Delivery Network from 2024):<br/><br/>
- The NIHR Coordinating Centre comprises of the following elements:<br/> o NIHR Academy, hosted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.<br/> o NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies (NETS), hosted by the University of Southampton.<br/> o Centre for Engagement and Dissemination (CED); Central Commissioning Facility (CCF); and the Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI), all hosted by LGC. <br/><br/>
- NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre (NIHR CRN), is hosted by the University of Leeds and Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. (This will become the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) from 2024 with the host to be awarded in 2023).<br/><br/>These business units are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the NIHR.
CPV: Call centre · Communication software development services · Computer archiving services · Computer back-up services · Computer support services · Computer-related services · Disaster recovery services · Document management services · Helpdesk and support services · Helpdesk services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · IT software development services · +15 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The main purpose of this PIN is to facilitate early market engagement to obtain…Planned
The main purpose of this PIN is to facilitate early market engagement to obtain feedback on the potential approach to market and possible disaggregation of software and services as well as to stimulate market interest in the upcoming opportunity.<br/><br/>Interested suppliers will be able to take part in a Request for Information exercise. Additional information: The NIHR requires a supplier/suppliers with the capability to support 8,000 users remotely with software and Information Systems support. Details of the software licences and type of support required can be found within the attached Request for Information document.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 May 2023, 10:33 BST
- Last source update
- 3 May 2023, 10:33 BST
- Authority reference
C167214- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012607- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c5deFind a Tender
Publisher note: Should you wish to take part in this market engagement opportunity and help inform the approach of the Department, please complete the attached Request for Information (RFI) document and submit your responses to the following email address: nihrsupplierengagement@dhsc.gov.uk by Wednesday 24th May 2023<br/><br/>Link to Request for Information document can be found here: https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000001RTiF/Y7iInAI8a4j8YbPAtGO7mgD7ajjvmvp_emPOX2SbdG0
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 May 2023 → 27 Oct 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published3 May 2023, 10:33 BST
- Tender notice expected27 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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