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C303659 IT Health Check Service 2024

IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
North East (UKC)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS Business Services Authority: "C303659 IT Health Check Service 2024". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS Business Services AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS Business Services Authority
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS Business Services Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.8Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 23 active published awards; 22 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS Business Services Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published17 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
Last source update17 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04ad3a
What is being bought
The contract covers the provision of IT Health Check (ITHC)/penetration testing services from a single preferred supplier. The maximum value is £900,000 with individual work packages being called off via Statements of Work.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    17 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    17 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The contract covers the provision of IT Health Check (ITHC)/penetration testing services from a single preferred supplier. The maximum value is £900,000 with individual work packages being called off via Statements of Work.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 22 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Forfend Information Security Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 22 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 8 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 900000 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 900000 (lot 1)
smeBids: 7 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS Business Services Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-8532
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  • NHS Business Services Authority
    buyer
    reviewBody

    Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, NE15 8NY
    matthew.renwick@nhsbsa.nhs.uk

  • Forfend Information Security Ltd
    supplier

    14029418
    11 Brindley Place Brunswick Square, Birmingham, England, Birmingham, UK, B1 3NJ
    +44 7939270099
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleA procurement was conducted via the Crown Commercial Services Cyber Security Services 3 Dynamic Purchasing System. Requirements were drafted alongside Technology colleagues and a shortlist of 27 suppliers. Of these suppliers, 21 suppliers responded to the tender notification. Of these, 8 suppliers submitted bids for evaluation.<br/><br/>A further competition was then undertaken, with 8 of the 21 possible suppliers submitting a complete bid. 87.5% of the bidders were SMEs.