Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Southwest Secure Data Environment (SDE) for NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Notice Description
BNSSG has worked with partners to successfully design, develop, test, and deliver the technical platform for a Secure Data Environment (SDE). This platform provides a controlled and compliant environment for the secure management, sharing, and analysis of sensitive data for the purposes of research. With the technical build now complete and tested, the programme was in business-as-usual phase. Which will deliver a high-quality live service to researchers throughout 26/27. To supplement existing in-house expertise, a technical partner to support the delivery of a cloud-based service and help continue to improve and develop our platform. SW-SDE covers 6 integrated care systems (including hundreds of data controllers), who are engaged through a well-established leadership board. The SW-SDE is hosted by NHS Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB). Allocated funding of up to PS200,000 for an initial 12-month contract, with a further PS200,000 available for an optional 12-month extension option which can be enacted at BNSSG ICB's discretion. The procurement process was conducted via the Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 Framework agreement. The prescribed buying process was followed to ensure compliant use of the framework set out below: Search and Long list: Key word search through the digital marketplace Filter and short list: Filter applied to short list suppliers to relevant offers Evaluate: Subject matter experts evaluate service offerings and pricing to determine the successful supplier Consensus: the SCW CSU and BNSSG ICB facilitated a consensus session with evaluators to discuss what scores should be given to supplier offers. This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Lot Information
Lot 1
BNSSG has worked with partners to successfully design, develop, test, and deliver the technical platform for a Secure Data Environment (SDE). This platform provides a controlled and compliant environment for the secure management, sharing, and analysis of sensitive data for the purposes of research. With the technical build now complete and tested, the programme was in business-as-usual phase. Which will deliver a high-quality live service to researchers throughout 26/27. To supplement existing in-house expertise, a technical partner to support the delivery of a cloud-based service and help continue to improve and develop our platform. SW-SDE covers 6 integrated care systems (including hundreds of data controllers), who are engaged through a well-established leadership board. The SW-SDE is hosted by NHS Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB). Allocated funding of up to PS200,000 for an initial 12-month contract, with a further PS200,000 available for an optional 12-month extension option which can be enacted at BNSSG ICB's discretion. The procurement process was conducted via the Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 Framework agreement. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14): The prescribed buying process was followed to ensure compliant use of the framework set out below: Search and Long list: Key word search through the digital marketplace Filter and short list: Filter applied to short list suppliers to relevant offers Evaluate: Subject matter experts evaluate service offerings and pricing to determine the successful supplier Consensus: the SCW CSU and BNSSG ICB facilitated a consensus session with evaluators to discuss what scores should be given to supplier offers. This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Additional information: BNSSG ICB conducted an evaluation process based on their responses with 11 Pass/ Fail elements.
Options: Optional Extension Term: 12-months
Procurement Information
The awarding decision was approved by the NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB Board. There were no conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision declared. The winning bidder was chosen in line with The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14) This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PCR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0673d1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027297-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £258,560 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Mar 20261 weeks 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 BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 6AG
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol Central
Further Information
Notice URLs
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