Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-04
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU on Behalf of NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group and GPs and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Country: UK
Region: Walsall and Wolverhampton
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 50312600 | 50312610 | 50334100 | 72000000 | 72222300: Information technology services
Submission deadline: 2016-05-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of a Managed Information Technology and Telecommunications Service to NHS Dudley CCG and GPs and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Provision of Information Technology Services to NHS Dudley CCG and GPs and NHS Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust. The service will include the provision of IT Service Management, Desktop Applications, Data Centre and Resilience, IP Telephony and Network and Communications.
Provision of a Managed Information Technology and Telecommunications Service to NHS Dudley CCG and GPs and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Consortium bids are acceptable but the authority may require the consortium to incorporate a special purpose vehicle and provide parent company guarantees.
This is a 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 24 months. If they contract is not extended we anticipate a new publication in May 2021, however if the contract is extended we anticipate publication May 2023. Please note the Authority reserves the right not to re-procure the service or may opt to use alternative procurement routes.
Please note that during the lifetime of this contract, the contracting Authority may enter into a Partnership arrangement with other Trusts within the West Midlands area. Any such partnership arrangements will be covered under the scope of this contracting arrangement.
Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure); 2. Express an Interest in the Tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ into your ‘My PQQs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ Details' box; 3. Responding to the Tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.
Please note that the NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group and GPs and the Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust will enter into 3 separate contracts with the successful Provider. It is anticipated that the NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group contract will commence 1.4.2017 and the Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust contract will commence 12 months from the contract award date. These dates may be subject to change.
Please note that during the lifetime of this contract, the contracting Authority may enter into a Partnership arrangement with other Trusts within the West Midlands area. Any such partnership arrangements will be covered under the scope of this contracting arrangement.

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