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Published 23 Jan 2023, 13:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Aruba Support 2025 - SBS Cloud Solutions 2 (10256)

Official notice

Authority: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UKEast of England (UKH23)

Framework ceiling (notional)£500,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 20 Jun 2023awarded 14 Mar 2025

Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The provision of Aruba IT Software

CPV: Computer audit and testing services · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related services · Financial management consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet services · Software package and information systems · Software programming and consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 72 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 35 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Solution Design and ConsultancyAwarded UK, East of England

Renewal of Aruba Support via SBS Cloud Software Framework.

Delivery: UK, East of England · Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Extensions: There is an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed

72200000 Software programming and consultancy services

Lot #2Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)Awarded UK

This Lot enables Approved Organisations to procure their requirements for infrastructure, platform and software all using the recognised 'as a service' methodology for cloud delivery, i.e. remotely hosted and delivered via the internet. This includes cloud hosting and access to compute resources.

The 22 Suppliers awarded to Lot 2 have met all the mandatory requirements for this Lot as detailed in the tender documents for the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: There is an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed

48000000 Software package and information systems

Lot #3Cloud Support ServicesAwarded UK

This Lot enables Approved Organisations to procure their requirements for services which support and enable the cloud delivery described as being within the scope of Lot 2, including

without being limited to, maintenance and support services, advice on configuration and optimisation of cloud infrastructure and related financial operations (FinOps).

The 23 Suppliers awarded to Lot 3 have met all the mandatory requirements for this Lot as detailed in the tender documents for the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: There is an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed

72200000 Software programming and consultancy services 72400000 Internet services 72500000 Computer-related services 72600000 Computer support and consultancy services 72800000 Computer audit and testing services 79412000 Financial management consultancy services

Lot #4End-to-end Cloud SolutionsAwarded UK

This Lot enables Approved Organisations to procure their requirements for holistic service delivery relating to cloud services which may wholly or partially span the scope of Lots 1 to 3

inclusive.

Lot 4 has been populated with 13 Suppliers who have been successfully awarded to Lots 1-3 inclusive and confirmed that they wish to be considered for appointment to Lot 4.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: There is an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed

48000000 Software package and information systems 72200000 Software programming and consultancy services 72400000 Internet services 72500000 Computer-related services 72600000 Computer support and consultancy services 72800000 Computer audit and testing services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality Weighting: 70%
Price Weighting: 20%
Social Value Weighting: 10%

Published award criteria (1)

Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Aruba Support 2025 - SBS Cloud Solutions 2 (10256)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 23 Jan 2023, 13:50 GMT
Last source update: 17 Mar 2025, 12:48 GMT
Award evaluation window: 20 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference: SBS/19/AB/WAB/9411
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-009639
Classification (CPV): Computer audit and testing servicesComputer support and consultancy servicesComputer-related servicesFinancial management consultancy servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet servicesSoftware package and information systemsSoftware programming and consultancy services
Delivery area: UKEast of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0399bc Find a Tender

Publisher note: Start Date: 25 April 2024 End Date: 24 April 2026 Term: 24 months with an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months. The value provided in 2.1.7 is only an estimate. NHS SBS cannot guarantee to successful Suppliers any business through this Framework Agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the Framework Agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice. We are unable to break down the anticipated value for each lot hence sections 4.2.4 each use the total value for the framework agreement as included in section 2.1.7. Some purchases under this Framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations. In such cases, Call-off Contracts from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and Approved Organisations may, at their discretion, modify the terms and conditions of any Call-off Contracts to reflect that Approved Organisation's specific needs.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations

Appointment period ends: 20 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 20 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

discovery.ariba.com/rfx/16259570 ↗

Timeline

16 Mar 2023 → 17 Mar 2025 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
16 Mar 2023
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
20 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
20 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST
Notice published
17 Mar 2025, 12:48 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2023

Status changed to active
12 May 2023, 12:33 BST
Procurement method changed
12 May 2023, 12:33 BST
Deadline published: 20 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
12 May 2023, 12:33 BST
Status changed to complete
12 Jun 2024, 13:07 BST
Procurement method changed
17 Mar 2025, 12:02 GMT
Buyer details updated
17 Mar 2025, 12:02 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextContact · I.1	—	Ranjana Kapur

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (6)

2024-06: 1 release · 12 Jun 2024
2023-05: 1 release · 12 May 2023
2023-01: 1 release · 23 Jan 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 35admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 7225 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots

Contracts signed 20latest 14 Mar 2025

86 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 18 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £500,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 009623-2025-1
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Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Solution Design and Consultancy	62bids · 62 electronic	25	—	£72,860 – £72,860
2 · Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)	56bids · 56 electronic	21	—	—
3 · Cloud Support Services	56bids · 56 electronic	20	—	—
4 · End-to-end Cloud Solutions	72bids · 42 electronic	11	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityHealth Brighton General Hospital ,1st Floor, Arundel Building, Brighton , Elm Grove, South East, BN2 3EWContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

NHS Shared Business Services LimitedContracting authorityPublic Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-usHealthGB-COH: 05280446 Hertfordshire, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

35 commercial parties on the notice

ANS Group LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 3176761 1 Archway, Birley Fields, Manchester, UK, M15 5QJ
Accenture (UK) LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 4757301 30 Fenchurch Street, London, UK, EC3M 3BD
Atos IT Services UK LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 1245534 2nd Floor Mid-City Place, 71 High Holborn, London, UK, WC1V 6EA
Axiologik LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 10386472 Parkhill Studio, Walton Road,, Wetherby, UK, LS22 5DZ
BURENDO LTDFramework contractorGB-COH: 11185546 10 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4AP
Boxxe LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 2109168 Artemis House, Eboracum Way, Heworth Green, York, UK, YO31 7RE
Bramble Hub LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 4136381 9e Albert Embankment, London, UK, SE1 7SP
CDW LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 2465350 One New Change, London, UK, EC4M 9AF
Deloitte LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC303675 1 New Street Square, London, UK, EC4A 3HQ
Ernst & Young LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC300001 1 More London Place, SE1 2AF, UK, London

Show 25 more suppliers

GCI Network Solutions LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 4082862 19-25 Nuffield Road, Poole, Dorset, UK, BH17 0RU
IBM United Kingdom LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 741598 P O Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, UK, PO6 3AU
Impelsys Inc.Framework contractor 1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, US, NY 10010
Insight Direct (UK) LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 2579852 Insight Campus, Terry Street, Sheffield, UK, S9 2BU
IoT Cloud World LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 12829643 59 Talbot Road North, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK, NN8 1SG
Islacare LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 12108076 17 Blessbury Road, London, UK, HA8 0SU
Jumar Solutions LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 2333415 Pinewood Business Park, Coleshill Road, Solihull, West Midlands, UK, B37 7HG
KPMG LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC301540 15 Canada Square, London, UK, E14 5GL
Kainos Software LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: NI019370 4-6 Upper Crescent, Belfast, UK, BT7 1NT
Mobilise CloudFramework contractorGB-COH: 9082209 Trafalgar House Fitzalan Place, Wales, UK, CF24 0ED
NTT DATA UK LTDFramework contractorGB-COH: 3085018 2 Royal Exchange, London, UK, EC3V 3DG
Netcompany UK LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 8568559 6th Floor, 2 Pancras Square, London, UK, N1C 4AG
Phoenix Software LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 2548628 Bytes House, Randalls Way, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK, KT22 7TW
Reply LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 3847202 38 Grosvenor Gardens, London, UK, SW1W 0EB
SERVITA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 10537553 The Smiths, Building 179 Great Portland Street, London, UK, W1W 5PL
SMART CO CONSULTING LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 5906221 10 York Road, London, UK, SE1 7ND
SWITCHSHOP LIMITEDFramework contractor03771032 Switchshop House, Enterprise Park Kimpton, Hitchin,, East of England, SG4 8HP
Softcat plcFramework contractorGB-COH: 2174990 Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, UK, SL7 1LW
TPXimpact LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 6472420 20 St Thomas Street, London, UK, SE1 9RS
Tech Mahindra LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: FC018895 401, Grafton Gate, Milton Keynes, UK, MK9 1AT
Telefónica Tech Northern Ireland LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: NI028408 Concourse Building 3, Queens Road, Belfast, UK, BT3 9DT
VE3 Global LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 7343436 London, 86-90 Paul Street, UK, EC2A 4NE
XMA LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 2051703 Ruddington Lane, Wilford, Nottingham, UK, NG11 7EP
Zaizi LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 6440931 Kings House, 174 Hammersmith Rd, London, UK, W6 7JP
i3Works LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: SC477423 33 Kittoch Street, East Kilbride, Glasgow, UK, G74 4JW

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow this buyer will score bids.The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

Official documents & specifications (2)

What it takes to win
i
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).