Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2017-06-01
Buyer: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Region: WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 32000000 | 32342440 | 32342450 | 32344100 | 32400000
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The ICT network that provides the infrastructure that supports access to all of UHB's software applications, data services and telephone systems has been provided since the 1.12.2006 as an outsourced managed service via UHB's PFI contract. The PFI arrangement for the ICT network ends in January 2019 and the purpose of the proposed tendering process is to put in place new contractual arrangements.
A stable and well-managed network is paramount in the delivery of high quality care to our patients and to maintaining UHB's reputation as a leader in technology.
UHB requires a resilient service for each layer of the network, covering support of hardware and software, configuration management and performance reporting.
It is UHB's intention to award contract(s) for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend the contract(s) for 2 further 12-month periods.
The estimated total value of this requirement for the initial 5 years is circa 7 000 000 to 12 000 000 GBP.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HoEFT) are considering a joint procurement between UHB and HoEFT (the Authorities) to secure support services for the unified communications and data infrastructure at both Trusts.
A supplier information event was held in Birmingham on 24.4.2017. The Authorities are now seeking to engage further with the market, with a view to giving potential bidders the opportunity to review and provide feedback on a draft specification (Sample Service Specification). Such feedback will then be considered in the drafting of the procurement documents which will then be shared with the market in due course via a subsequent Contracts Finder notice.
The Authorities are now seeking feedback on the Sample Service Specification via responses to a written questionnaire (Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire). Questionnaires should be returned by midday on 31.5.2017 in order that we can consider comments in advance of the commencement of the formal procurement process. Potential bidders may continue to respond following this date, however the Authorities cannot guarantee that any comments received after this date will be considered as part of the pre-market engagement exercise.
The Authorities also intend to undertake further engagement with the market including a series of webinars and one to one meetings, as further described within a Contracts Finder notice (please see link to notice below):
The next main event will be one to one sessions with interested parties. We anticipate holding these sessions during the period 6.6.2017 to 19.6.2017. If you are interested in attending a one to one session then please indicate your interest in your questionnaire response by midday on 31.5.2017.
Please note that due to time and resource constraints, it may not be possible for the Authorities to meet with all interested bidders. Further information can be found in the Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire.
Instructions on how to access these documents can be found in the Contract Finder notice at the link above.