Notice Information
Notice Title
Health and Social Care Network Peering Exchange Services
Notice Description
The Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) has been in place nationally for over four years. It has created the effect of a single network across Heath and Social Care providers and their partners. The HSCN Peering Exchange Services form a key supply chain component and facilitates independent network interconnection between the disaggregated HSCN network service providers. The HSCN Peering Exchange Services may subsequently be procured by wider public bodies, as described in section V1.3) below.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The procurement seeks a supplier to provide and manage a hosted network peering exchange solution and the management of the same. More detail is provided in the ITT and associated contract documentation.The services will be utilised by bodies providing health and social care in England, including any other body named or referred to as a 'Service Recipient' under a Call-Off Agreement (as defined in the contract documentation). Further information regarding the bodies entitled to utilise the Framework Agreement is set out at section V1.3) below. The maximum value of the contract reflects the Contracting Authority's best estimate of usage.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02e795
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024616-2021
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
32400000 - Networks
48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
50312300 - Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
51611100 - Hardware installation services
64221000 - Interconnection services
72250000 - System and support services
72315000 - Data network management and support services
72315100 - Data network support services
72315200 - Data network management services
72500000 - Computer-related services
72700000 - Computer network services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Oct 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Nov 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS DIGITAL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- hscnpeeringexchangeprocurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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