Notice Information
Notice Title
BEST (Bringing Services Together) - Upgrade
Notice Description
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have utilised a Single Tender Waiver to supplier Soft Options (Systems) Ltd for the provision of BEST (Bringing Equipment Services Together) - Upgrade. Contract Period - One off upgrade.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-0727b8bf-bce5-4f9f-8169-bb4dc16bd145
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56811761-4034-44c5-996f-89d867b14e58
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72261000 - Software support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £64,366 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £64,366 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Kelly Henderson
- Contact Email
- kelly.henderson15@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MIDDLESBROUGH
- Postcode
- TS4 3BW
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC32 South Teesside
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
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- Local Authority
- Middlesbrough
- Electoral Ward
- Longlands & Beechwood
- Westminster Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56811761-4034-44c5-996f-89d867b14e58
25th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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