Procurement for the Appointment of a Digital Platform Provider

Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL) the management function of NHS Supply Chain

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

10 Jul 2023 at 11:30

Award

04 Jul 2023 at 14:04

TenderUpdate

08 Feb 2023 at 14:08

Tender

07 Feb 2023 at 09:31

Planning

24 Oct 2022 at 10:26

Summary of the contracting process

The Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL) is seeking a digital platform provider for the NHS Supply Chain to improve service delivery and provide a more efficient ordering platform. The procurement process involves the appointment of a supplier for a Supply Chain Digital Commerce Portal, including services based architecture, business rules engine, and product data management. The organisation is based in London, UK, and the procurement stage is currently in the planning phase as of the latest update on 24th October 2022 with preliminary information available.

This tender for a digital platform provider by SCCL offers opportunities for IT services, consulting, and software development companies to compete for the contract. Businesses specialising in networking software development, platform interconnectivity, and information technology services would be suitable for this procurement. The appointment will involve a total anticipated contract value of around £10,000,000 over 5 years, providing a significant opportunity for business growth in the IT services industry, particularly those focused on digital commerce solutions.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Procurement for the Appointment of a Digital Platform Provider

Notice Description

Currently, NHS Supply Chain captures customer demand through a range of solutions including a core catalogue, EDI order feeds, through a forecast driven automated replenishment model, and through orders triggered by inventory usage (e.g., in theatres for high value products). Some of these solutions are over 30 years old, unstable, aren't flexible and are unable to adapt to our strategy or external changes. We are looking for ONE Supply Chain Digital Commerce Portal - Provide a single tailored and intuitive order and order management platform, managing personalised content delivery across web and mobile channels whilst supporting integration with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and 3rd party platforms. The platform will be made accessible to the NHS as well as ~1,100 Suppliers. Services based Architecture - Highly agile, modular, and incremental architecture to improve service delivery providing single source of truth, accelerated time to value and reducing total cost of ownership Business rules engine - Defining rules against product master data including but not limited to, product price, stock levels, rationing rules, minimum and maximum order values, and Supply routing conditions Product Data Management / Taxonomy - A complete and comprehensible product taxonomy enabling customers to find exactly what they need and complete their checkout with ease.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Choice of Procurement Procedure - Restricted Procedure The 5 highest bids will be taken through to the Tender (AQ) stage in accordance with the mechanism set out in Document 2 (SQ Instructions). Please refer to the suite of Procurement Documentation. Please be aware that anticipated contract value does not include any extension periods beyond the initial term of 5 years

Renewal: This contract is subject to renewal Yes - 24 Months The Contract makes also provision for a further 18 month Termination Assistance Period.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037836
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019599-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

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

72212210 - Networking software development services

72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

72212213 - Operating system enhancement software development services

72212214 - Network operating system software development services

72212218 - License management software development services

72212219 - Miscellaneous networking software development services

72222300 - Information technology services

72300000 - Data services

72310000 - Data-processing services

72320000 - Database services

72400000 - Internet services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jul 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
18 Nov 2022Expired
Award Date
4 Jul 20233 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
Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL) the management function of NHS Supply Chain
Additional Buyers

Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL) - the management function of NHS Supply Chain

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DELOITTE LLP

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