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Published 3 May 2023, 10:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NIHR Information Systems Provider

Official notice

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

Services
Planned pipeline value£9,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 27 Oct 2023from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are looking for a supplier/suppliers to provide software licences and ongoing support and maintenance services to the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).<br/><br/>In order to deliver the key functions of the NIHR, the DHSC contracts directly with a number of NHS Trusts, universities, and life science organisations that host the functions that make up the NIHR Coordinating Centre and the NIHR Clinical Research Network (to be renamed the NIHR Research Delivery Network from 2024):<br/><br/>

  • The NIHR Coordinating Centre comprises of the following elements:<br/> o NIHR Academy, hosted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.<br/> o NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies (NETS), hosted by the University of Southampton.<br/> o Centre for Engagement and Dissemination (CED); Central Commissioning Facility (CCF); and the Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI), all hosted by LGC. <br/><br/>
  • NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre (NIHR CRN), is hosted by the University of Leeds and Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. (This will become the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) from 2024 with the host to be awarded in 2023).<br/><br/>These business units are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the NIHR.

CPV: Call centre · Communication software development services · Computer archiving services · Computer back-up services · Computer support services · Computer-related services · Disaster recovery services · Document management services · Helpdesk and support services · Helpdesk services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · IT software development services · +15 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The main purpose of this PIN is to facilitate early market engagement to obtain…Planned

The main purpose of this PIN is to facilitate early market engagement to obtain feedback on the potential approach to market and possible disaggregation of software and services as well as to stimulate market interest in the upcoming opportunity.<br/><br/>Interested suppliers will be able to take part in a Request for Information exercise. Additional information: The NIHR requires a supplier/suppliers with the capability to support 8,000 users remotely with software and Information Systems support. Details of the software licences and type of support required can be found within the attached Request for Information document.

Delivery: London · UK

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
3 May 2023, 10:33 BST
Last source update
3 May 2023, 10:33 BST
Authority reference
C167214
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012607
Classification (CPV)
Call centreCommunication software development servicesComputer archiving servicesComputer back-up servicesComputer support servicesComputer-related servicesDisaster recovery servicesDocument management servicesHelpdesk and support servicesHelpdesk services
+17 moreIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportIT software development services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c5de Find a Tender

Publisher note: Should you wish to take part in this market engagement opportunity and help inform the approach of the Department, please complete the attached Request for Information (RFI) document and submit your responses to the following email address: [email protected] by Wednesday 24th May 2023<br/><br/>Link to Request for Information document can be found here: https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000001RTiF/Y7iInAI8a4j8YbPAtGO7mgD7ajjvmvp_emPOX2SbdG0

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

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Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 May 2023 → 27 Oct 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    3 May 2023, 10:33 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    27 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST

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.