Official UK procurement notice
UK Forum Discovery Project
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHSBT are exploring the possibility of purchasing a content management system and engaging design and development services to implement and support multiple national/international website.<br/>The purpose of this PIN is to maximize the opportunity for a successful procurement process and eventual acquisition, should the Authority choose to invite competitive tenders from the marketplace in the future.<br/>The Authority hopes to gain an understanding of the indicative budgetary costs; the implementation and project timescales; obtain information for the procurement sourcing strategy and the business case; and finally, to inform the business decision relative to a future procurement process and the project direction.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Systematic Review Initiative (SRI), and Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) are…Planned
The Systematic Review Initiative (SRI), and Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) are organisations collectively funded by the UK Forum, a collaboration between the four UK Blood Services, and are based in NHSBT. SHOT has their own websites, while SRI operates a sub-site within the JPAC website. <br/><br/>The SRI website focuses on increasing the evidence base for transfusion medicine through systematic reviews and curates two evidence libraries. SHOT serves as the UK's independent inquiry into the serious hazards of transfusion, providing authoritative data and supporting policy development and guideline production. <br/><br/>Both websites suffer from outdated design and poor user and owner experiences. The SRI site is hosted by an external provider with limited functionality and management capabilities. The contract with the provider is set to expire in June 2024. SHOT's website is maintained by another provider but faces similar limitations. Separate user requirement specifications are required for each organisation. Given their similar positions and funding by the UK Forum, addressing the website limitations is crucial for SRI and SHOT to provide better user experiences, improve data dissemination, and optimise learning from hemovigilance.
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
- 6 Oct 2023, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2023, 16:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029593- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0408bdFind a Tender
Publisher note: We encourage suppliers to send their expression of interest by emailing [email protected],uk no later than the 21st October 2023. All suppliers who express their interest before the date will be send a request for information document and further details of the requirement.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 Oct 2023 → 4 Dec 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published6 Oct 2023, 16:48 BST
- Tender notice expected4 Dec 2023
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
Official documents & specifications
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