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(P- 1577) Information Services - Hardware Maintenance and Support Services

TRANSLINK

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Award

08 Jul 2021 at 18:55

Award

25 Mar 2021 at 11:40

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS England & NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire has completed a procurement process for the "Dental Sedation Service" across Durham and Teesside. This service, classified under Health and social work services, aims to provide primary care sedation and anxiety management for patients in accordance with NHS standards. The procurement followed a limited method due to urgent circumstances precipitated by COVID-19, and contracts were awarded on 25 March 2021, with active contracts valued at £71366, £945297, and £59033 for various lots starting from April 2021.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health sector, particularly those specialising in dental services, clinical support, and sedation management. Companies capable of delivering specialized NHS compliance and quality care will find this tender especially relevant. The potential for future growth is promising, as further procurement activities are planned to enhance service provision following the current contract's expiry.

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Notice Title

(P- 1577) Information Services - Hardware Maintenance and Support Services

Notice Description

The following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink's requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. Translink is seeking to appoint a single service provider to support their Information Services Department with delivery of the following service areas: 1) Hardware maintenance (servers, SAN, client devices eg laptops, desktops, and printers) 2) Out of hours support (e.g monitoring an internal data centre) 3) Business continuity services and testing 4) Application support services (e.g. Database administrator services for key SQL and Oracle databases) 5) Transition and transformation services (e.g. transition from one operational site(s) to an alternative/implementing new services e.g. print management. The anticipated start date is June 2021 however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserves the right to accept part of any Tender from one or any number of Tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.

Lot Information

Dental Sedation Teesside T1 Service

The following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink's requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. Translink is seeking to appoint a single service provider to support their Information Services Department with delivery of the following service areas: 1) Hardware maintenance (servers, SAN, client devices eg laptops, desktops, and printers) 2) Out of hours support (e.g monitoring an internal data centre) 3) Business continuity services and testing 4) Application support services (e.g. Database administrator services for key SQL and Oracle databases) 5) Transition and transformation services (e.g. transition from one operational site(s) to an alternative/implementing new services e.g. print management. The anticipated start date is June 2021 however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserves the right to accept part of any Tender from one or any number of Tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.

Options: Two additional options to extend the contract term. Each option for a period of 1 year.

Dental Sedation, Durham & Teesside T2 Service

Contract awarded by NHS England & NHS Improvement. Provision of NHS Dentistry, Primary Care Sedation 'anxiety management' care to patients in accordance with NHS England, Regulatory and Clinical Standards. A Single Tender Action has been enacted for, as a result of extreme urgency following COVID-19 pressures. The contracting authority will be undertaking a procurement process to secure services with effect from April 2022. Future process will be published via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Additional information: Dental Sedation, Durham & Teesside T2 Service - 1 Year - 945297 GBP

Dental Sedation, Durham T1 Service

Contract awarded by NHS England & NHS Improvement. Provision of NHS Dentistry, Primary Care Sedation 'anxiety management' care to patients in accordance with NHS England, Regulatory and Clinical Standards. A Single Tender Action has been enacted for, as a result of extreme urgency following COVID-19 pressures. The contracting authority will be undertaking a procurement process to secure services with effect from April 2022. Future process will be published via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Additional information: Dental Sedation, Durham T1 Service - 1 Year - 59033 GBP

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029f1f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015981-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services

72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services

72130000 - Computer-site planning consultancy services

72140000 - Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services

72150000 - Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,075,696 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSLINK
Additional Buyers

NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE

Contact Name
rhonda.gourleytranslink.co.uk
Contact Email
etni@translink.co.uk, necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL3 7DR
Post Town
Darlington
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLC14 Durham, TLN0 Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

CAPITA MANAGED IT SOLUTIONS

GUL CONSULTANTS LTD, NORTH TEES HOSPITAL

SMILESGOM

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