Planning

Communications/Marketing Systems for Social Media, Email Marketing and Public Relations RFI

NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY

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Planning

01 Mar 2024 at 08:17

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Business Services Authority is planning a procurement process for communications/marketing systems focusing on social media, email marketing, and public relations. This Request for Information (RFI) aims to explore potential services to meet their needs, intending to renew three contracts by June 2024. The deadline for responses is Friday 15th March 2024 at 12:00 midday. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, and the main procurement category is services under the industry category of software-related services.

This tender by the NHS Business Services Authority presents an opportunity for businesses in the IT services, software development, and public relations management sectors. Companies offering multimedia and IT software packages may find this tender suitable. Interested businesses should participate via Atamis, providing concise responses by the deadline for a chance to inform the future sourcing strategy of NHSBSA. This tender aims to establish potential service options for communication and marketing needs, creating growth opportunities for businesses offering innovative solutions in this domain.

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Notice Title

Communications/Marketing Systems for Social Media, Email Marketing and Public Relations RFI

Notice Description

Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential communications and marketing systems for social media, email marketing and public relations.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The NHSBSA's Communications and Marketing Team is divided into four sub-teams:
* Media and Campaigns
* Internal Communications and Engagement
* Marketing and Events
* Strategic Engagement

Their purpose is to deliver best in class public service communications that support the delivery of the NHSBSA's strategic goals, enable the effective and efficient operation of our services and improve the health of the nation.

The Communications and Marketing Team currently has three contracts in place to ensure these services are met.:

1. Social media management software
2. Marketing automation and email marketing platform
3. Media monitoring service.

All three services are required to be renewed during 2024, with an earliest start date of 28th June 2024 to ensure service continuity. Ahead of these contract expiries, the NHSBSA is looking for information regarding potential services that could meet our requirements. We are looking to establish if our needs can be met via a different approach, e.g. one single system as opposed to multi-system approach.

We have already explored how Microsoft Dyanmics365 Marketing could be used to meet these specific needs. However, this has been deemed not to be a suitable solution at this stage, due to the limited scale of this requirement.

About NHSBSA: The NHSBSA is a national organisation providing a broad range of business services that support the wider NHS. Further information on our extensive service portfolio can be found at: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/about-us. Additional information: How to Participate
* Submissions must be via Atamis (https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome). Any questions can be submitted via the 'Message Centre'.
* Provide a response to each of the questions detailed in Appendix 1 (Questions).
* This should be in the format of concise written responses and any other information that you feel may be useful to us.
* We do not intend for this RFI exercise to be too onerous to respond to. Hence, the amount of information you wish to provide is left to your discretion.
* We may seek further clarification on your RFI response which will be communicated via the Atamis 'Message Centre'.
* The output from this RFI will be used to inform our future sourcing strategy.
* The deadline for responses is Friday 15th March 2024 at 12:00 midday.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044480
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006608-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48517000 - IT software package

48520000 - Multimedia software package

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

72260000 - Software-related services

79416100 - Public relations management services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 2024Expired
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
NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Matthew Renwick
Contact Email
matthew.renwick@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE15 8NY
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Lemington
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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