Award

Full-text fulfilment tool for the NHS in England - Health Education England

HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND

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Award

29 Mar 2021 at 15:25

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Health Education England, a public body dedicated to education within the healthcare sector, seeking a Full-text fulfilment tool to support NHS operations across England. This tender falls under the education and training services category and is at the Award stage. The procurement method is limited, with a financial envelope of £308,000. The contract was signed on 29th March 2021, following a prior information notice that was live for 30 days. The successful supplier is Third Iron, and the delivery is intended across various locations in England.

This tender presents a promising opportunity for businesses specialising in digital library services, healthcare supply, and educational technology, particularly those with experience collaborating with NHS organisations. Companies with a track record of providing full-text fulfilment services, technical support for library integration, and scale deployment across diverse NHS entities will be well-positioned to compete. Now that the award has been made, businesses should analyse the contract details to identify potential gaps or needs in service provision that they can address in future tenders.

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Notice Title

Full-text fulfilment tool for the NHS in England - Health Education England

Notice Description

Health Education England (HEE - the Commissioner) put out a notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award. The contracting authority made clear its intention to direct award the contract to Third Iron. The case for direct award was made available on the tender portal. The financial envelope for the contract is PS308,000. The PIN link is: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003386-2021 This is the associated Award notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

1. Well established experience of working in partnership with EBSCO to enable seamless integration with the EBSCO Discovery Service, which is being deployed across the NHS in England. 2. Ability to deploy at scale: across the NHS in England there are approximately 400 OpenAthens organisational identities, 280 discovery service instances and 185 library services. 3. Extensive experience of working with NHS organisations to provide full-text fulfilment services for the healthcare workforce. 4. Experience of providing technical support, advice and documentation to NHS library and IT professionals. 5. Evidence of proactive product development based on library and user feedback and trends in the digital publishing and discovery landscape, and willingness to work in partnership on projects to provide bespoke enhancements for NHS users.

Procurement Information

A PIN notice was placed via ProContract as a Call for Competition, the notice was live for 30 days. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003386-2021 Publication reference: 2021/S 000-003386 Publication date: 19 February 2021 F01: Prior information notice Call for competition

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a07e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006413-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£308,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 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
HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND
Contact Name
Laura Devine
Contact Email
laura.devine@hee.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4PL
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THIRD IRON

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