Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-13
Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 30200000 | 30210000 | 30211000 | 30211100 | 30211200
Estimated value: 500000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS Shared Business Services are looking to renew an existing framework which expands upon the current offering. Due to the consistent and growing market for one-stop solutions, the new framework will focus on allowing contracting authorities to purchase full IT solutions. Therefore NHS Shared Business Services are looking for providers of full IT Infrastructure software, servers and storage hardware, networking, virtualization, other services and end user and solutions software and all associated products and services within these solution requirements.
NHS Shared Business Services are looking to renew an existing framework which expands upon the current offering. Due to a consistent and growing market for one-stop solutions, the new framework will focus on allowing contracting authorities to purchase full IT solutions. Therefore NHS Shared Business Services are looking for providers of full IT infrastructure software, servers and storage hardware, networking, virtualization, other services and end user and solutions software and all associated products and services within these solution requirements.
The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to successful suppliers any business through this framework agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the framework agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice.
The framework will be for the benefit, and on behalf, of public sector bodies, details of such bodies can be accessed at: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agreements-support
In addition, if provided for in the contract documents, NHS SBS may extend the scope and benefit of the framework agreement to private sector bodies, subject to the approval of NHS SBS. Whilst NHS SBS is not required by procurement legislation to do so, it has extended the principles of public procurement rules to provide its private sector customers with the best value and open and transparent procurement procedures.
The envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement, stated in IV.1.3) is an estimate and is subject to change.
OJEU procedures include a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. This period allows unsuccessful bidders to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such information should be requested from NHSSBS. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to procurement documents.

Award value: 500000000