Planning

UHB Enterprise Architecture Tool Suite

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

04 Apr 2025 at 10:08

Summary of the contracting process

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has initiated a tender process for the procurement of an Enterprise Architecture Tool Suite. This procurement falls under the IT software package industry category and aims to enhance the understanding and management of technology assets and their interdependencies with business processes and data. The engagement phase of this project is currently in the planning stage, with suppliers encouraged to participate by completing a questionnaire via the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 13:00 BST on Friday, 25th April 2025.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for IT software suppliers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to contribute to a large-scale technology transformation within the Trust. Businesses specialising in enterprise architecture, IT systems management, cloud solutions, and technology risk management would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful supplier will support UHB in maintaining a comprehensive repository of architecture artefacts, ensuring seamless IT integration and improving overall business operations through enhanced technology portfolio management and risk mitigation. The Trust’s commitment to involving diverse stakeholders highlights the collaborative nature of this procurement, facilitating robust business growth through extensive engagement with Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's extensive IT infrastructure.

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Notice Title

UHB Enterprise Architecture Tool Suite

Notice Description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its requirement for an Enterprise Architecture Tool Suite to develop an improved understanding of its technology assets and the inter-dependencies between these, its business processes and the data the organisation collects, stores and shares. UHB comprises four hospitals and community services across Birmingham, and has more than 900 IT systems, ranging from bespoke data capture applications used by individuals to medical device integrations, enterprise-wide, and cloud-hosted solutions. The estate comprises over 900 servers (physical and virtual) and more than 20,000 desktop and mobile computer devices. The Trust wishes to replace its existing cloud-hosted Enterprise Architecture Tool Suite containing information about more than 7000 objects and numerous architecture artefacts including system diagrams, network topology diagrams, and data flow diagrams. The Trust wishes to maintain a single repository to form an Enterprise Continuum and develop this further with additional data and diagrams. The Trust has existing access to third-party discovery tools to identify hardware and software assets. A wide variety of stakeholders within the Trust will need to interrogate the repository for analysis and planning to improve application and technology portfolio management, technology risk management, post-merger IT integration, and overall business transformation. Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 13:00 on Friday 25th April 2025 https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for C351845

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-10d14d1f-0834-413a-bc33-c979a53dcc36
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c52b8d80-f6ea-40e4-b558-76d4eb6cbd39
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48517000 - IT software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 1NU
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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