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Published 14 Mar 2023, 11:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DIGITAL HEALTH ADVISORY (SBS10225)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£500,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 Apr 2023awarded 26 Apr 2024
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Digital Health Advisory and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.

Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:

www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-a… ↗

The framework includes:

Lot 1 - Specialist Clinical and Healthcare Digital Consultancy

Lot 2 - Clinical and Digital Health Delivery and Augmentation

Lot 3 - Clinical Data Science & Population Health Analytics

Lot 4 - Digital Skills in Healthcare

CPV: Computer audit and testing services · Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services · Computer network services · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related services · Data services · E-learning services · Hardware consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Software programming and consultancy services · +1 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
72 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 40 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Specialist Clinical and Healthcare Digital ConsultancyAwarded

Provision of specialist digital consultancy and advisory services related to the design, application, delivery and management of digital technologies within a clinical and healthcare environment.

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom - Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various Approved Organisations as set out in the contract documents.
Extensions: The Contracting Authority has the option to extend the term of the framework by up to 24 months upon conclusion of the initial 24 month framework term.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Clinical and Digital Health Delivery and AugmentationAwarded

Provision of specialist services to support and develop the transformation of digital services, systems and application capabilities within a clinical and healthcare environment.

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom - Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various Approved Organisations as set out in the contract documents.
Extensions: The Contracting Authority has the option to extend the term of the framework by up to 24 months upon conclusion of the initial 24 month framework term.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Clinical Data Science & Population Health AnalyticsAwarded

Provision of specialist services to advise and support the development of data architecture and information management structures and strategies.

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom - Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various Approved Organisations as set out in the contract documents.
Extensions: The Contracting Authority has the option to extend the term of the framework by up to 24 months upon conclusion of the initial 24 month framework term.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Digital Skills in HealthcareAwarded

Provision of specialist services that enable the upskilling and development of technical and related skills to the digital workforce in a clinical and healthcare environment.

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom - Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various Approved Organisations as set out in the contract documents.
Extensions: The Contracting Authority has the option to extend the term of the framework by up to 24 months upon conclusion of the initial 24 month framework term.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
  • “DIGITAL HEALTH ADVISORY (SBS10225)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Mar 2023, 11:41 GMT
Last source update
17 May 2024, 11:40 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
SBS10225
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015681
Classification (CPV)
Computer audit and testing servicesComputer back-up and catalogue conversion servicesComputer network servicesComputer support and consultancy servicesComputer-related servicesData servicesE-learning servicesHardware consultancy servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet services
+3 moreResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesSoftware programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b29b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering

Publisher note: The value provided in 2.6 is only an estimate based on current market estimations of demand. NHS SBS cannot guarantee to successful Suppliers any business through this Framework Agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the Framework Agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice. Some purchases under this Framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations. In such cases, Call-off Contracts from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and Approved Organisations may, at their discretion, modify the terms and conditions of any Call-off Contracts to reflect that Approved Organisation's specific needs. Framework Start Date 25/03/2024 Framework End Date 24/03/2026 Framework Term - 2 Years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Appointment period ends
21 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Apr 2023 → 17 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    21 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 May 2024, 11:40 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 May 2024, 11:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 40admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 7240 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 26 Apr 2024

97 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 20 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £150,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Specialist Clinical and Healthcare Digital Consultancy

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  • Specialist Clinical and Healthcare Digital Consultancy

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  • Clinical and Digital Health Delivery and Augmentation

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  • Clinical and Digital Health Delivery and Augmentation

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  • Clinical and Digital Health Delivery and Augmentation

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    26 Apr 2024
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Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Specialist Clinical and Healthcare Digital Consultancy72bids · 72 electronic40——
2 · Clinical and Digital Health Delivery and Augmentation52bids · 52 electronic29——
3 · Clinical Data Science & Population Health Analytics56bids · 56 electronic22——
4 · Digital Skills in Healthcare36bids · 36 electronic18——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Shared Business Services Limited

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcarePublic Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-usHealth GB-COH: 05280446 Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK, HP2 7AHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

41 commercial parties on the notice
  • Accenture (UK) LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 4757301 30 Fenchurch Street, London, UK, EC3M 3BD
  • Adecco UK LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 00593232 10 Bishops Square, London, UK, E1 6EG
  • Airelogic LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 06233174 Aireside House, Aire Street, Leeds, UK, LS1 4HT
  • Akeso & CompanyFramework contractorGB-COH: 8382731 11 Cursitor street, London, UK, EC4A 1LL
  • Apira LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 03383428 2-6 Boundary Row, London, UK, SE1 8HP
  • Atos IT Services UK LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 1245534 Second Floor, Mid City Place, 71 High Holborn, LONDON, UK, WC1V 6EA
  • Axiologik LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 10386472 Parkhill Studio, Walton Road, Wetherby, UK, LS22 5DZ
  • Blum Health LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 12337390 Startyard, 108 Church Street, Birkenhead, UK, CH41 5EQ
  • Burendo LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 11185546 10 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4AP
  • Carnall Farrar LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 09264497 1 Lyric Square, Hammersmith, London, UK, W6 0NB
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Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria