Notice Information
Notice Title
UHB Performance Test Tool - Market Engagement
Notice Description
University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing acute and specialist services to a population of over 2.2 million people. UHB operates across four main sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, and Solihull Hospital, as well as several remote sites.<br/><br/>UHB currently employs over 25,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.<br/><br/>UHB IT Services manage a large infrastructure of computing and networking resources which underpin business critical applications across the hospital sites.<br/><br/>UHB is seeking information from potential suppliers to replace an existing Performance Test tool.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The replacement tool will measure how well the solution under test performs against specific performance benchmark or can be used to benchmark. The solution will have the ability to apply different Virtual User loads over varying time periods for UHB inhouse developed and 3rd party hosted applications.
The solution should have the ability to execute multiple performance testing techniques such as load and stress.
Additionally, the solution must integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 12:00 on Monday 28th October 2024.
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Please search for C311426
To View documents please register interest and then navigate back to the homepage and click on "My Proposals and quotes"
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a65f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032083-2024
- 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
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72800000 - Computer audit and testing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Mar 2025Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM ON BEHALF OF
- Contact Name
- Abdul Alim
- Contact Email
- abdul.alim@uhb.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B15 1NU
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Edgbaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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