Notice Information
Notice Title
UHB Specialist IT Training - Market Engagement
Notice Description
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), which manages and operates Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Solihull Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Birmingham Chest Clinic, is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. The Trust is a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. It has expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and provides the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. It provides a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its upcoming requirement for Specialist IT Training Services. It is the intention of the department that by engaging with a single company, economies of scale will be made along with productivity gains through more efficient and faster transactions. The IT Services department of University Hospitals Birmingham consist of 450 members of staff and covers a wide variety of functions, including: - Service Centre - Infrastructure - Programme Delivery - Technical Design - Technical Delivery - Asset Management - Information Security IT Services wishes to ensure that staff are appropriately trained and where appropriate certified and so wish to have a training provider that can support such a department. The department spends in the region of PS150,000 a year on training. IT Services are looking for a company that can provide a mixture of self and tutor led learning, both on-line and in person, and facilitate certification if required. The solution should address the requirements described in Annex 1 Feedback on Requirements. Suppliers who are able to offer solutions relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice. This exercise is intended to provide potential bidders with the opportunity to review the Authority's Briefing Document and to provide information regarding the services they can offer that could meet these outline requirements. This builds on the Authority's commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input from the market to enable us to develop the final specification and determine the appropriate route to market in a fair and transparent manner. Additional information: 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 Bravo Portal by 13:00 on 30th September 2022 Bravo ref: project__28698- UHB Specialist IT Training - Market Engagement Direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/5901852301831718B285
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-80c6ce5e-8a5b-4dff-9f27-59d7150e1c8f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6012f2b4-6abc-4532-ba16-209fd494ec76
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
72611000 - Technical computer support services
80511000 - Staff training services
80521000 - Training programme services
80531200 - Technical training services
80532000 - Management training services
80533100 - Computer training services
80533200 - Computer courses
80570000 - Personal development training services
80590000 - Tutorial services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Sep 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Sep 2022Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- abdul.alim@uhb.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Edgbaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6012f2b4-6abc-4532-ba16-209fd494ec76
7th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
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