C303659 IT Health Check Service 2024

Official notice

Authority: NHS Business Services Authority (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 22 Aug 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Forfend Information Security Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Extensions: The tender award criteria was based on price, quality, and social value.

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
Last source update: 17 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-033542
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ad3a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 87 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Aug 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Forfend Information Security LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 033542-2024-1 · Forfend Information Security LtdSME
Signed
22 Aug 2024
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8bids	7	—	£900,000 – £900,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Business Services Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Forfend Information Security LtdAwarded supplier14029418 11 Brindley Place Brunswick Square, Birmingham, England, Birmingham, UK, B1 3NJContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.