Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-07-28
Buyer: NHS Business Services Authority
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 55000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-09-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The Authority's current contract with its incumbent supplier for ICT Managed Services is due to expire in December 2018. The incumbent supplier provides all ICT managed services on an aggregated basis.
In the re-procurement of the services covered by the current contract, the Authority is following a disaggregated model. The new Target Operating Model is designed to enhance internal systems and service integration capabilities by replacing the single supplier ICT Managed Service with services provided by a mix of in-house and external suppliers.
This procurement opportunity will select a single Managed Infrastructure Services supplier to design, build, implement, maintain and manage the Authority's Infrastructure Services.
The procurement is being conducted utilising the competitive procedure with negotiation and it is anticipated that 5 potential providers will be invited to submit Initial Tenders. The Authority reserves the right to award a contract following the evaluation of Initial tenders or, at its sole discretion, to proceed to a negotiation stage which will lead to the submission of final tenders.
The Authority may elect to extend the duration of the contract on two occasions each by a period of 12 months.
The contract will be executed by the Authority. Please note that all dates and figures provided in this notice are approximate and are subject to change. The cost estimates provided in Section II.1.5 are the maximum sums payable over a 72 month period (a four (4) year contract term with two optional 12 month extensions).
The Authority is publishing the draft procurement documents through its e-sourcing portal, however, it reserves the right to reissue these documents with any refinements at the start of the Initial Tender phase and/or the Negotiation phase.
Any questions regarding this notice must be sent to the Authority using the messaging function within Bravo.
All questions must be received by the deadline for receipt of clarifications (as stated in the procurement documents). Responses to questions will be shared by the Authority to potential providers using the Authority's e-Sourcing Portal (commercially sensitive questions/responses as determined by the Authority in its sole discretion may be provided only to the relevant potential provider). This procurement exercise will be conducted via the Authority's e-Sourcing Portal. Potential providers should visit http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement to register on the e-Sourcing Portal and download instructions on how to respond to this opportunity.
The e-Sourcing Portal will contain all of the procurement documentation. This includes a document entitled ‘Current Technology’ which will give potential providers an overview of the current technologies utilised by the Authority. All responses and final tenders must be submitted using the e-Sourcing Portal. The e-Sourcing Portal reference number of this exercise is: 525.
The Authority reserves the right to terminate the procurement process (or part of it) at any time, to change the basis of and the procedures for the procurement process at any time, or to procure the subject matter of the contract(s) by alternative means if it appears that it can be more advantageously procured by alternative means.
The Contracting Authority is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in or tendering for this contract including but not limited to where the contract award procedure is cancelled or adjusted for any reason. No reimbursement of costs shall be available. The Authority may, at its sole discretion, modify the procurement documents (including any part of them) by amendments in writing, including extending the deadline for receipt of responses and/or final tenders.
All responses and final tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and all payments made in relation to the project will be made in sterling. The Authority reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds, insurance cover and/or other forms of security cover it deems appropriate. All responses, final tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be written in English. Negotiation (if any) will be conducted in English. Any agreement entered into will be considered a contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to approve any and all sub-contractor appointments which tenderers intend to make. Where a potential provider may only be capable of providing certain elements of the service requirements themselves they may wish to form a consortium or joint venture with others to facilitate provision of all services. The Authority intends to enter into one contract only for the entire requirement.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in the procurement documents.

Award value: 55000000