Official UK procurement notice
Cyber Incident Response Team Retainer - Market Engagement
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and various Community Services. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.
As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites UHB currently employs over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.
UHB is seeking to purchase 2 key elements to provide additional cyber support: 1) an audit of our existing incident investigation process/methodology within the Security Teams 2) a service which has the principle aim of reducing risk of exposure to UHB coming from an attack or security breach.
Suppliers who are able to offer solutions relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice.
CPV: Computer support services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services · System and support services · Systems and technical consultancy services · Technical computer support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As part of the on-going Cyber security programme and addressing the complex evolving…Planned
As part of the on-going Cyber security programme and addressing the complex evolving threat landscape facing the National Health Service (NHS), UHB wishes to enhance the capabilities of its Cyber Security. UHB are seeking assistance from interested partners to help shape and enhance our security capabilities requirement to develop and deliver a 24/7 responsive team to monitor, assess and mitigate the threats and risks posed from cyber-attack or security breach.
UHB is seeking to purchase 2 key elements to provide additional cyber support: 1) an audit of our existing incident investigation process/methodology within the Security Teams 2) a service which has the principle aim of reducing risk of exposure to UHB coming from an attack or security breach.
The solution should address the requirements described in Annex 1 Feedback on Requirements.
This exercise is intended to provide potential bidders with the opportunity to review the Authority's Briefing Document and to provide information regarding the services they can offer that could meet these outline requirements. This builds on the Authority's commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input from the market to enable us to develop the final specification and determine the appropriate route to market in a fair and transparent manner.
Suppliers who are able to offer solutions relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Bravo Portal by 13:00 on 24th November 2022
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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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2022, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2022, 11:02 BST
- Authority reference
PROC.08.0415- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030294- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037c96Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Bravo Portal by 13:00 on 24th November 2022 Bravo ref: pqq__28705 - Cyber Incident Response Team Retainer - Market Engagement Direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/83616009018418C388DD
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Oct 2022 → 2 Dec 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published27 Oct 2022, 11:02 BST
- Tender notice expected2 Dec 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- Contracts (0)
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Process and specification contact points (1)
- BSOL Procurement CollaborativeProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications
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