Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-04
Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Country: UK
Region: WALES
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 6500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Velindre NHS Trust acting on behalf of NHS Health Boards and Trusts (including hosted organisations) in Wales listed in section 2.1 of this notice are re-tendering an established all Wales contract for the provision of a Managed Service for Oracle eBusiness Suite (Finance, Procurement and Warehouse Management modules), QlikView BI reporting and V1 products (faxing, output documents and scanning). The solutions are hosted by NHS Wales with the Managed Service provider undertaking remote monitoring and support. NHS Wales have implemented a Common Operating Model ensuring standardisation of interfaces and system settings across the product suite. The contract is awarded for an initial term of 7 years with options to extend for up to an additional 3 years (7+1+1+1). This service will also require the provision of new or updated server hardware at agreed intervals as defined in the contract. This contract could be varied during its term to increase usage for other Public Sector bodies.
The proposed contract will, subject to earlier termination, have an initial duration of seven (7) years with the option to extend (at the Trust's sole discretion) for up to an additional three (3) years either on a (1yr+1yr+1yr) basis or at the Trust's discretion.
This Contract will be awarded on 1.11.2017 with a transition phase to include a hardware refresh which must be completed to allow the new managed service contract to commence on 1.4.2018.
(Includes for instance: Welsh Blood Service (WBS) and hosted organisations, for instance NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP).)
This Contract will be awarded on 1.11.2017 with a transition phase to allow for the provision installation and testing of new or updated hardware for the primary and secondary FMS Enterprise Systems. This phase must be completed to allow the new Managed Service Contract to commence on 1.4.2018.
The full service requirement is presented in a Managed Services Contract which includes supporting schedules. The Managed Services Contract includes Core Service Requirements that the Trust will be expecting the Supplier to deliver as well as Optional Services that the Trust may wish to exercise as outlined under Additional Optional Service Requirements and Future Optional Service Requirements.
This document will be available to interested bidders on the eTenderwales portal. This will provide an early opportunity for bidders to view the tender requirements to include the Terms and Conditions of contract and Service requirements to include supplementary schedules.
The Authority may arrange an event for all bidders to clarify issues raised in respect of the Model Services Contract where this is deemed necessary, based on the volume and complexity of queries being raised.
If required this event will be held on the 30.3.2017 in Cardiff, commencing 9.30am. The specific venue will be confirmed via the eTenderwales Messaging Service nearer the time.
A Memorandum of Information (‘MOI’) providing further information in connection with this procurement process will also be issued to all bidders expressing an interest in qualifying for an invitation to tender for this Contract together with the procurement documents on 3.3.2017.
The Contract value of 6 500 000 GBP relates to the core requirements of the Contract. The value excludes licenses that will be managed by the Authority and any optional developments. The Authority reserves the right to vary the Contract and in this case Regulation 72 will apply.
The incumbent contractor has informed the Trust that TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246)) may apply, however it is the sole responsibility of Bidders to undertake the necessary due diligence, ascertain the position and take appropriate legal advice as to the applicability (or otherwise) of TUPE.
Note: the authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=62869


Award value: 6500000