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RM3825 Health and Social Care (HSCN) Access Services Contract Notice

CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves the Crown Commercial Service, seeking suppliers for the "RM3825 Health and Social Care (HSCN) Access Services Contract Notice". This initiative falls under the services category of the communication, telecommunication, and related equipment industry. The procurement method is a selective procedure, and the tender period ended on 22 May 2020, marking the transition to the contract period that commenced on 23 May 2020 and concluded on 24 May 2020. The project's total estimated value is £500 million, with delivery addresses extending to various UK territories and internationally.

This tender provides significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in telecommunications, cloud services, and related consultancy services to engage with the public sector. Businesses that offer HSCN Connectivity Services or the various components associated with it, such as IT security, installation services of telecommunications equipment, and maintenance, would be particularly well-suited to compete in this dynamic purchasing system, ultimately serving the needs of health and social care networks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RM3825 Health and Social Care (HSCN) Access Services Contract Notice

Notice Description

Crown Commercial Service (the Authority) is putting in place a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of data access to the Health and Social Care Network compliant with the HSCN Compliance Document Set hosted on https://digital.nhs.uk/health-social-care-network/suppliers. This DPS provides Services and associated services from HSCN Compliant suppliers, which are comprised of the Core Component and any Supplementary Component(s). The Core Component must include HSCN Connectivity Services as defined in the HSCN Obligations Framework that forms part of the HSCN Compliance Document Set as available at https://digital.nhs.uk/health-social-care-network/suppliers The HSCN Connectivity Services may be managed and/or unmanaged and may have variables and options around its provision including, but not limited to: individual or multiple data connectivity circuits; individual or multiple data connectivity technologies, terrestrial, wireless and satellite solutions; blended (bonded/aggregated) bandwidth; flexible bandwidth; burstable bandwidth; resiliency level (including Non-Resilient ; Resilient ; Resilient - Diverse ; and Resilient - Fully Diverse); and / or multi-tenancy sites (including dynamic bandwidth allocation). The Supplementary Component(s) may include: cloud service access services; related consultancy services; Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Internet services, including but not limited to in-bound internet services and out-bound internet services; Contracting Body-defined VRFs; support for classes and/or qualities of service - Contracting Body-defined QoS; network related security and access control solutions; PSN Services; and/or services that facilitate voice solutions to operate across HSCN, Including but not limited to support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking. Contracting Bodies will publish their Call for Competition(s) by electronic means including eTendering systems and reserve the right to use a reverse auction. A Call for Competition may include aggregated demand from multiple Contracting Bodies. A Contract shall be awarded on the basis of the Award Criteria set out in paragraphs 2.1, 2.2.1 and 2.3 in DPS Agreement Schedule 5 (Award Criteria). The contract end coincides with the end of the initial DPS period. The DPS can be accessed here: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ba661a93-c36e-4013-9a5c-dacab43942d0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91147059-05b5-4ff6-abe9-d318c4eee53b
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

48 - Software package and information systems

50 - Repair and maintenance services

51 - Installation services (except software)

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

48510000 - Communication software package

48760000 - Virus protection software package

50334400 - Communications system maintenance services

51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment

64200000 - Telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 May 2022 - 23 May 2022 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR7 0HS
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Broadland
Electoral Ward
Thorpe St Andrew South East
Westminster Constituency
Norwich North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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