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Published 24 Oct 2024, 17:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC: Request for Information - Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) Network Infrastructure Services

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

Services
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 24 Oct 2024from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This information note is being publicly shared via Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder, making it accessible to all suppliers in the market.<br/><br/>The Department of Health and Social Care (The Authority) is seeking information and insights from Potential Suppliers in relation to development of the Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) Network Infrastructure Services requirements. <br/><br/>This engagement supports the development of delivery models for the current Ambulance Radio Programme used by NHS Ambulance Trusts across England, with optional users Scotland, and Wales Ambulance. <br/><br/>How to apply:<br/><br/>Please email [email protected] quoting "Ambulance Radio Programme Network Infrastructure - expression of interest" in the subject line and request a non-disclosure agreement in the body of your email.<br/><br/>To participate at RFI Potential Suppliers must sign and return an NDA to the Authority by Friday 22 November 2024 @ 16:00 hours UK time, before being granted accessing to any further information related to the requirements in development.<br/><br/>The Authority wishes to draw your attention to the revised dates below:<br/><br/>RFI will be published: 25 November 2024 via e-sourcing;<br/>Early Market Briefing 29 November 2024 @ 14:30 hours UK Time<br/>RFI Response Deadline via e-sourcing: 20 December 2024 @ 14:00 hours UK Time.<br/><br/>The Authority will make every effort to maintain the indicative timetable however this may be subject to alteration.

CPV: Hardware · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Network infrastructure · System and support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1There is no planned procurement activity relating to the publication of this Prior…Planned

There is no planned procurement activity relating to the publication of this Prior Information Notice (PIN).<br/><br/>For the avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition nor a procurement and therefore it will have a monetary payment value of £0 attached for this engagement. <br/><br/>The sole purpose of the PIN is to invite interested suppliers to respond to a Request for Information (RFI) which will inform the development of the specification/s, help identify the route/s to market and potential contractual mechanisms for the APR future solutions. <br/><br/>Responses to the RFI may be carried forward, for the purposes of developing the ARP requirements and informing the next steps but will NOT be used nor acknowledged in any way for the purpose of evaluating/qualifying any Potential Supplier, in any subsequent formal competitive process. Additional information: How to apply:<br/><br/>Please email [email protected] quoting "Ambulance Radio Programme Network Infrastructure - expression of interest" in the subject line and request a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in the body of your email.<br/><br/>Potential Suppliers must sign and return an NDA to the Authority by 15 November 2024 @ 16:00 hours UK time, before being granted accessing to any further information related to the requirements in development.<br/><br/>Once signed NDA's are received by the Authority we anticipate:<br/><br/>RFI will be published: 18 November 2024 via e-sourcing;<br/>RFI Response Deadline via e-sourcing: 20 December 2024 @ 14:00 UK Time.<br/><br/>The Authority will make every effort to maintain the indicative timetable however this may be subject to alteration.

Delivery: London

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Oct 2024, 17:02 BST
Last source update
14 Nov 2024, 13:29 GMT
Authority reference
C3000000
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036853
Classification (CPV)
HardwareIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportNetwork infrastructureSystem and support services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b12b Find a Tender

Publisher note: Indicative dates (please note these may be subject to change/alteration):<br/><br/>Supplier Signed NDA's must be received by 15 November 2025 @ 16:00;<br/>RFI Published - Monday 18 November 2024;<br/>RFI Response Deadline - 20 December @ 14:00 hours UK Time.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Oct 2024 → 14 Nov 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Tender notice expected
    24 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    14 Nov 2024, 13:29 GMT

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

Suppliers are asked to observe the following indicative timetable changes:To participate at RFI Potential Suppliers must sign and return an NDA to the Authority by Friday 22 November 2024 @ 16:00 hours UK time, before being granted accessing to any further information related to the requirements in development.The Authority wishes to draw your attention to the revised dates below:RFI will be publi…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.