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Contract for the Provision of Cloud Start-Up to NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW)

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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16 Sep 2020 at 13:35

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit has successfully awarded a contract for the provision of Cloud Start-Up services. This procurement, classified under software package and information systems, took place in the South East and South West regions of England. The award was published on 16th September 2020, with the contract period set from 17th August 2020 until 16th August 2021. The procurement method used was selective and conducted via a call-off from a framework agreement, with significant emphasis on compliance with NHS security and information governance frameworks.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses engaged in cloud consultancy services, especially those capable of providing technical implementations, operational tooling, and managed services tailored for cloud environments. Companies that specialise in cloud migration, infrastructure management, and technical documentation are particularly well-suited to compete for further initiatives under this framework, as they can offer expertise in deploying solutions within the NHS environments and managing complex data constructs safely and efficiently.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for the Provision of Cloud Start-Up to NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW)

Notice Description

Cloud Start Services: SCW require consultancy services (Planning, Design and Deployment) and products to support the Pilot and future application deployments to Microsoft Azure. Consultancy Services will be required to work alongside SCW internal resources to ratify the jointly developed Pilot and wider roadmap approach. SCW require support with the migration of existing Pilot SQL and data from SCW on premise to deployment of new SQL services in Azure. Testing and test scripts for data transfer, application performance, application stability and user access with authentication for on and off SCW domain customers will be required. Full technical implementation and build documentation will be required. Compliance to NHS, industry frameworks for security and Information Governance will be required for the Pilot and roadmap. Consultancy Services: SCW are also seeking consultancy services to support SCW in the implementation of a scalable, resilient and future proof cloud connection service either Internet VPN or Express Route dependent on timescales. SCW will procure the cloud connection service via a separate procurement as/if required. Operational Tooling & Managed Services: SCW also require operational tooling and services to support, monitor, optimise performance and cost management of the Pilot to inform the ongoing development of and deployment to Azure. Logging will be required to integrate fully with SCW's existing SiEM Log Point platform. Cloud Services Consumption: SCW require all Azure licensing, subscriptions, compute, storage and networking (load balancing) with production SLAs.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1c1620d6-74ee-4184-acc2-35e1962f5412
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38fd6435-4b51-46fd-aa21-693b9ff6b4f5
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£57,281 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Aug 20205 years ago
Contract Period
16 Aug 2020 - 16 Aug 2021 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
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 3NX
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ANS GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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