Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-05-30
Buyer: The Health and Social Care Information Centre (known as NHS Digital)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 32400000 | 32412100 | 32413100 | 32415000 | 32416000
Estimated value: 120000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The procurement seeks to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of telecommunications network services across a range of public sector organisations including Health, Local Government, Police, Fire and Rescue and Transport. The scope of which shall include the design, implementation (including migration and transition), provision and management of telecommunications network services.
The procurement seeks to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of telecommunications network services across a range of public sector organisations including Health, Local Government, Police, Fire & Rescue and Transport. The scope of which shall include the design, implementation (including migration and transition), provision and management of telecommunications network services.
For the purposes of this procurement the "Yorkshire and Humber Region" means any location within the following Sustainability and Transformation Plans ("STP") Footprints as defined by NHS England (https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/) as defined at the date of this Contract Notice:
Note that, in accordance with Government's policies on transparency, the Contracting Authority intends to publish the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents, and the text of any Contract awarded (to include the Framework Agreement, and any subsequent Call-Off Agreements entered into thereunder), subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
The Framework Agreement will be accessible for use by all Public Sector bodies including their Arm's Length Bodies and agencies; Non-Ministerial Department and Executive Agencies; and the Wider Public Sector (and any future successors to these organisations) located within, or providing services to individuals or other participating organisations located within the Yorkshire and Humber Region.
Entities which are not public sector bodies may also use the Framework Agreement on approval by the Contracting Authority.
The Framework Agreement will be novated following contract award, from NHS Digital to one of the public sector bodies listed above as being entitled to enter agreements pursuant to the Framework Agreement.
The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of a contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the 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 breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must generally be brought within 30 days. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the Authority has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Winner: Redcentric Solutions Ltd
Award value: 120000000
Number of bids: 2