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plannedFind a Tender · planning
BuyerMID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£6,000,000,000
Published26 May 2026

What is being bought

HealthTrust Europe (HTE) is launching the ComIT 4 - ICT Solutions Framework, designed to provide public sector organisations with the most cost-effective and straightforward route to market for ICT and digitisation requirements. The single-lot framework covers enterprise-level solutions across core categories, including but not limited to - Hardware, Software, Security, Technology Assisted Services, Computer Science. These categories encompass end-to-end digital requirements including hardware, audio visual, cloud, cyber security, AI, automation, robotics, managed services, consultancy, support and associated services, whether procured as individual items or combined solutions. Awarded suppliers are to be vendor-agnostic Value-Added Resellers (VARs) with extensive supply partnerships, logistics capabilities, and relevant accreditations. Suppliers leverage in-house expertise alongside established vendor and manufacturer relationships to deliver tailored, innovative solutions of any scale. Contracting authorities will be able to procure via direct award and further competition (including e-auctions, mini-competitions and hybrid mini-competitions). All procurement routes are fully supported by HTE's procurement experts to ensure compliance, value, and timely delivery. Benefits are to include but not be limited to: - Access to the complete IT vendor and reseller landscape - Enterprise-level pricing with value-added service wraps - Flexible purchasing options including Device as a Service (DaaS), leasing, configuration, storage and logistics - Support for emerging technologies including IoT, telehealth, AI, and cloud - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Social Value commitments from suppliers The bodies to whom the use of this framework will be open include all contracting authorities in the United Kingdom as defined in Section 1 of the Procurement Act 2023. In particular, the entities in the UK (especially those of a health and/or social care nature) listed in the downloadable spreadsheet at the following link are envisaged as framework users: https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/economicstatisticsclassifications/in… This list includes each organisation’s successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations, and associated organisations created due to any organisational changes. This framework will be open to: Any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health and/or social care nature; Any organisations with similar procurement needs; Any UK-based central government authority listed in Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, to the extent still relevant under retained EU law and consistent with the Procurement Act 2023.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Printed matter and related products 22000000Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages 30000000Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture 30100000Computer equipment and supplies 30200000Mainframe hardware 30211200Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting 31000000Electric motors, generators and transformers 31100000Electricity distribution and control apparatus 31200000Insulated wire and cable 31300000Accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries 31400000Lighting equipment and electric lamps 31500000Electrical equipment and apparatus 31600000Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies 31700000Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment 32000000Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television 32200000Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus 32300000Networks 32400000Telecommunications equipment and supplies 32500000Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products 33000000Medical equipments 33100000Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation 34000000Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment 35000000Emergency and security equipment 35100000Surveillance and security systems and devices 35120000Police equipment 35200000Military electronic systems 35700000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 38000000Navigational and meteorological instruments 38100000Optical instruments 38600000Time registers and the like; parking meters 38700000Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment 38800000Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products 39000000Industrial machinery 42000000Cooling and ventilation equipment 42500000Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery 42900000Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) 44000000Construction work 45000000Software package and information systems 48000000Industry specific software package 48100000Networking, Internet and intranet software package 48200000Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package 48300000Business transaction and personal business software package 48400000Communication and multimedia software package 48500000Database and operating software package 48600000Software package utilities 48700000Security software package 48730000Data security software package 48732000Information systems and servers 48800000Miscellaneous software package and computer systems 48900000Repair and maintenance services 50000000Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment 50300000Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment 50400000Installation services (except software) 51000000Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services 63000000Postal and telecommunications services 64000000Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services 64220000Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71000000Architectural and related services 71200000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 72000000Hardware consultancy services 72100000Hardware selection consultancy services 72110000Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services 72120000Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services 72140000Software programming and consultancy services 72200000Data security software development services 72212732Development software development services 72212983Program testing software development services 72212984Custom software development services 72230000Systems testing services 72254100Software support services 72261000Software development services 72262000Software implementation services 72263000Software reproduction services 72264000Software configuration services 72265000Software consultancy services 72266000Maintenance of information technology software 72267100Software supply services 72268000Data services 72300000Data capture services 72313000Data collection and collation services 72314000Data network management and support services 72315000Data analysis services 72316000Data storage services 72317000Added-value database services 72321000Data management services 72322000Internet services 72400000Computer-related services 72500000Computer support and consultancy services 72600000Computer network services 72700000Computer audit and testing services 72800000Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services 72900000Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 79000000Miscellaneous business and business-related services 79900000Education and training services 80000000Recreational, cultural and sporting services 92000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 17 Sept 2027 to 14 Sept 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, Printed matter and related products, Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture, Computer equipment and supplies, Mainframe hardware, Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting, Electric motors, generators and transformers, Electricity distribution and control apparatus, Insulated wire and cable, Accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries, Lighting equipment and electric lamps, Electrical equipment and apparatus, Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment, Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television, Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, Networks, Telecommunications equipment and supplies, Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, Medical equipments, Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment, Emergency and security equipment, Surveillance and security systems and devices, Police equipment, Military electronic systems, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Navigational and meteorological instruments, Optical instruments, Time registers and the like; parking meters, Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment, Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, Industrial machinery, Cooling and ventilation equipment, Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery, Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), Construction work, Software package and information systems, Industry specific software package, Networking, Internet and intranet software package, Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package, Business transaction and personal business software package, Communication and multimedia software package, Database and operating software package, Software package utilities, Security software package, Information systems and servers, Miscellaneous software package and computer systems, Repair and maintenance services, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment, Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment, Installation services (except software), Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services, Postal and telecommunications services, Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Architectural and related services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Hardware consultancy services, Hardware selection consultancy services, Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services, Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services, Software programming and consultancy services, Data security software development services, Development software development services, Program testing software development services, Custom software development services, Systems testing services, Software support services, Software development services, Software implementation services, Software reproduction services, Software configuration services, Software consultancy services, Maintenance of information technology software, Software supply services, Data services, Data capture services, Data collection and collation services, Data network management and support services, Data analysis services, Data storage services, Added-value database services, Data management services, Internet services, Computer-related services, Computer support and consultancy services, Computer network services, Computer audit and testing services, Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Miscellaneous business and business-related services, Education and training services, Recreational, cultural and sporting services, Data security software packageNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 22. The category anchor is Printed matter and related products (22000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 222053 median · 11.2 average (50 of 205 with a bid count)3.1 average (54 of 205 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer2Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK586 median · 21.9 average (8 of 58 with a bid count)6.7 average (9 of 58 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a40b
Latest release ID048949-2026
Latest release timestampTue May 26 2026 14:38:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£6,000,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
26 May 2026planning048949-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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26 May 2026 · 048949-2026 · planning
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