Planning

Document management solutions

EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY

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Planning

28 Feb 2022 at 20:07

Summary of the contracting process

The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the tender stage for a contract titled "Document Management Solutions". This procurement, categorised under document management systems, will take place at the Kent & Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury, Kent. The contract period will commence on 4th July 2022 and run until 3rd July 2025, with a tender closing date set for 16:00 on 27th May 2022. Interested parties are encouraged to register via the Bravo Solutions e-Tendering portal and submit their proposals accordingly.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in document management, data storage, and scanning services. Providers capable of delivering innovative and secure solutions for handling sensitive information in healthcare settings can benefit greatly from participating in this procurement. As the trust seeks to enhance their legal services department's document handling efficiency, companies well-versed in secure document conversion and digital archiving will find themselves well-positioned to compete.

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Notice Title

Document management solutions

Notice Description

2gether Support Solutions (herein referred to as "we" or "us") was formed in April 2018 as a new, wholly owned subsidiary company of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust"). On behalf of the Trust's legal services department, we are seeking to: 1) determine the level of potential interest from, and capability of, suitably experienced document management solution service providers (ideally SMEs based in Kent) who will - in a safe, secure and timely manner: i) convert / scan confidential and sensitive related information (including, but not limited to, patient medical notes, continuous CTGs and other health & corporate records) into an encrypted digital format; and then ii) deliver the encrypted digitised documents to identified Trust representatives via a service provider's hosted secure EDRM system or other suitably secure alternative cloud-based platform or other secure methods in accordance with Trust agreed timescales; and 2) gain information from the market to help inform the development of, and identify potential issues relating to, any subsequent procurement exercise conducted. We are open to receiving innovative solutions If you are a suitably experienced document management solutions service provider, capable and interested in supporting the Trust's legal services department, then you are invited to register your interest via the Trust's Bravo Solutions e-tendering portal at https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk/ Instructions for registering are available from the 'Additional information' section of this notice. After the closing date, registered interested parties will be invited to attend, and participate in, a virtual market sounding engagement event, and discussion group, anticipated to take place w/c 14th March 2022. Additional information: Suitably experienced document management solutions service providers interested in attending, and participating in, the Trust's market sounding engagement event are as follows: a) access the Trust's e-Tendering portal at https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk b) click 'View current opportunities and notices' c) express an interest in the pqq_1109 - Document management solutions d) accurately complete and submit your answers to the Qualification Envelope questionnaire by no later than 16:00 on Thursday, 10th March 2021. It should be noted that by registering your organisation to attend the Trust's market sounding engagement event is NOT an actual pre-qualification or selection questionnaire. System limitations mean that the labels state PQQ and Qualification Envelope. Please note that this notice is NOT being used to commence any public procurement exercise of any kind. A response to this early engagement notice does NOT guarantee any subsequent invitation to participate in any future public procurement process that may be conducted nor are we bound to accept any proposals offered. If any tendering exercise is carried out, then this will be advertised on Contracts Finder. We are not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any interested provider participating in the market sounding engagement event and we reserve the right (at our own discretion) to pursue alternative routes for the provision of the document management solution services required should we decide to do so.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9e2a79c4-6bc2-40e2-8569-a4f54552b6d5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/324a46b7-a26d-4635-b728-9a8eb3914edc
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48311100 - Document management system

72512000 - Document management services

79996100 - Records management

79999100 - Scanning services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Feb 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Mar 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
neil.baigent@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ASHFORD
Postcode
TN24 0LZ
Post Town
Tonbridge
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Ashford
Electoral Ward
Willesborough
Westminster Constituency
Ashford

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