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Barts Network Managed Services

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

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28 Dec 2022 at 13:17

Summary of the contracting process

The Barts Health NHS Trust recently awarded a contract for the provision of Barts Network Managed Services. The trust sought to secure a resilient, reliable, and secure network infrastructure for staff across multiple sites, including LAN and WLAN services. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement rationale highlighted a transformation programme aiming to invest in IT infrastructure to achieve patient benefits. The contract was valued at £5,999,686 and was awarded to Block Solutions Limited.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in IT services, consulting, software development, and network management. Businesses with experience in delivering and supporting network infrastructure solutions for large-scale operations could be well-suited to compete. The focus on maintaining a secure and efficient network for healthcare delivery indicates a need for vendors with expertise in managing complex IT environments and ensuring operational continuity. Companies interested in providing long-term network services to public health organisations could find this tender particularly relevant for future business expansion.

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Notice Title

Barts Network Managed Services

Notice Description

To provide, manage and maintain a resilient, reliable and secure network (LAN and WLAN based on the SDA-enabled Cisco design) for all staff at Barts Health whether on an acute site, outpatient site, operational site, out in the community or from home.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Services for planning, delivering, operating, managing (including security), supporting and monitoring the on-premise local area network infrastructure (LAN) and/or its assets. Including but not limited to fixed and wireless devices, routers, switches, firewalls, fibre optic equipment etc). This may take the form of individual services and/or a Network Operations Centre - NOC. Exclusions are telephony, mobile voice and data services, video-conferencing, audio- conferencing services, integrated communications and wide area network provisioning and connectivity. Services to be delivered for: * 5 large sites of 1000+ users * Core Network components - 20+ * Edge/Access Switches - 500+ * Wireless Access Points - 2000+ * Operating and supporting a Cisco Enterprise Agreement across wired and wireless estate - 5 years + experience * Operating and supporting a Cisco SDA network including 801.x, Trustsec, posture checking on end user devices Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion.

Procurement Information

In October 2017, the Trust commenced a procurement transformation programme to invest between PS48m to PS69m over five years in IT infrastructure. A number of programmes have been completed to transform the infrastructure, including the replacement and upgrade to a Software Defined network. During the period of 2023-2027, the Trust will continue its transformation journey to achieve patient releasing benefits and complete the procurement process of up to PS25m for hardware, licenses and services related to network. The Trust has a contract with Block Solutions Ltd. to provide software, hardware and services over ICT network assets covering the five mains hospital sites and other administrative sites till July 2024. The Trust intends to split the above contract into two parts from 2023 onwards. Software and hardware procurement for the 2023-2027 period will be covered by a competitive tender exercise due to increased scope and additional economic benefits. The network manged service element is intended to be awarded to the incumbent Supplier for continuity, stability and various economic and operational benefits for a 5-year period to Block Solutions with an estimated value of PS5.9m without competitive tendering. The Trust considers this new contract represents value for money having benchmarked operating fees for network managed services against those offered to other NHS Trusts. This will also generate significant savings for the Trust in retaining those services with the incumbent provider by not incurring procurement costs (estimated to be approximately PS140K) and also avoiding the expenditure of funding services from both the incumbent provider and new provider during the transition period (estimated to be in the region of PS200K). The retention of Block Solutions in a network managed services role will provide stability, efficiency and continuity in the operation of the network for the Trust to deliver its health services to the public during this period of acquisition and integration of new hardware assets and licenses. The intension of the Trust is to award and enter into a contract after observing a 10 day standstill period which expires on the 9th January 2023.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039467
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036628-2022
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
SME

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,999,686 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST
Contact Name
Sigmund Szabo
Contact Email
sigmund.szabo@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E1 1BB
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Whitechapel
Westminster Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BLOCK SOLUTIONS

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