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Planning

15 Jul 2021 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Business Intelligence Reporting Solution, classified under the CPV code for business intelligence software packages. Suppliers are invited to engage in this market exercise by submitting their interest through an online questionnaire by 13:00 on 6th August 2021. The trust's informatics department is based in Birmingham, UK, and aims to migrate to a scalable cloud-based reporting platform to enhance their reporting capabilities, which currently rely on a mix of on-premise tools.

This tender presents significant opportunities for technology firms, particularly those specialising in business intelligence software development and cloud solutions. Companies capable of providing robust reporting platforms with high availability and scalability would be particularly well-positioned to compete. The market engagement exercise allows prospective bidders to familiarise themselves with the trust's requirements and contribute relevant insights, thereby helping to develop a final specification that meets the needs of the contracting authority.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Business Intelligence Reporting Solution

Notice Description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its requirement for a Business Intelligence Reporting Solution. 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

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University Hospitals Birmingham informatics department is seeking to purchase a technology platform for the deployment of regular reporting. The trust informatics function is currently underpinned by a collection of on premise Microsoft SQL data servers, and currently deploy reporting through a mixed methodology of reporting tools, including (but not limited to): - Microsoft SQL Reporting Services - Microsoft Excel Pivot Table Reports - Microsoft SQL Analysis Services Cubes - TIBCO Spotfire Current reporting within the trust is heavily utilised, with approximately 3,500 active reports and sub-reports, receiving approximately 500-600,000 page impressions per calendar month. Some products are updated live / near-live through linked server queries to on premise databases, while the majority of reports are populated on a daily / weekly / monthly scheduled processes. The trust is seeking to utilise a single platform solution on which to migrate all reporting products to a single reporting cloud-based platform, with high availability and the ability to scale up and out as required. 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c8a0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016686-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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


CPV Codes

48482000 - Business intelligence software package

72212482 - Business intelligence software development services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Sep 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2WB
Postcode Area
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
TLG3 West Midlands

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

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