Notice Information
Notice Title
BCU-MIN-62457 PROVISION OF A RENEWAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT FOR BCUHB
Notice Description
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) has made a significant investment into Cisco network infrastructure (for both data and voice applications), to support their information technology digital infrastructure requirements. BCUHB invested in a three-year Enterprise Agreement (EA) contract in 2023. The existing EA agreement expired in April 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
BCUHB are looking to procure a renewed Enterprise Agreement contract that allows for the following Cisco suites of technology: 1. Network and Wireless, 2. Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), and 3. Security Products. The health board are also looking to include licencing for Cisco Enterprise Modelling Labs (CML) to be included in this procurement, either as part of the EA, or as a separate co-terminated licence agreement, as an optional extra. BCUHB are looking for a suitable Cisco Gold Partner supplier to provide a cost-effective EA contract that is bespoke and optimised for its established Cisco based infrastructure. It is expected that the supplier will offer additional value in the following areas: 1. Delivering value through demonstrable Customer Success Practices 2. Delivering value through provision of a proactive and enhanced Enterprise Agreement management service throughout the lifecycle of the EA term 3. Supporting the BCUHB network Operational team for the EA and supporting technologies (e.g. Cisco EA training and technology training) Additional information: Procurement was published under framework North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative - Total Technology Solutions (NOE.0552)
Options: Listings of entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NOE CPC include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations), Community Interest Companies (CIC), associated wholly owned companies and subsidiaries and successor bodies.
The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to:
Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at:
https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx
Clinical Commissioning Groups:
https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx
Area Teams:
https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx
Special Health Authorities:
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
NHS Improvement:
https://improvement.nhs.uk/
Department of Health:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
Integrated Care Systems (ICS's) and the contracting authorities which make up those ICS's, a listing of which can be found at;
https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare
Arm's Length Bodies:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations
Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/view-stps/
NHS England:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/ and other organisations involved in commissioning primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups supported by Commissioning Support Units which are responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body established pursuant to legislation enacted as a result of, or in connection with, the White Paper, Equity and Excellence:
Liberating the NHS published July 2010.
CCG: https://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/ccg-directory/
CSU: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/comm-supp/csu/
The Clinical Commissioning Board, Area Teams:
https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx and other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services:
a) who are a party to any of the following contracts:
- General Medical Services (GMS)
- Personal Medical Services (PMS)
- Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) and/or
b) Commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing General Practitioner services, as described above.
The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to Primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at:
NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales:
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to Regional NHS Boards, Special NHS Boards and public health body at:
http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/
Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland: (National Health Service for Northern Ireland) including but not limited to Health Trusts, Social Care Board and other HSC Agencies:
http://online.hscni.net/
Social Enterprise UK:
https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk
Local Authority Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: county, unitary, district, borough, and metropolitan councils (parish/community councils)
Local Councils in England, Scotland and Wales:
https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
Continued at Section VI.3) Additional Information.
Renewal: Option to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 1 year plus 1 year.
Procurement Information
Work was to be carried out urgently to replace critical system/database with an up to date system to maintain business critical ways of working.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0334bb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074650-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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- CPV Codes
30237110 - Network interfaces
32412000 - Communications network
32412100 - Telecommunications network
32424000 - Network infrastructure
50312310 - Maintenance of data network equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- £1,500,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,306,139 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jun 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Aug 20224 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Additional Buyers
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRIGHTON , ELM GROVE
- Postcode
- LL17 0JL
- Postcode Area
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Denbighshire
- Electoral Ward
- Bodelwyddan
- Westminster Constituency
- Clwyd North
Further Information
Notice URLs
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