Planning

Resources and services to support the organisation's planning and delivery of a Cloud Transition Programme for National digital services in Wales

DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES

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Planning

11 Dec 2024 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is in the planning stage of a procurement process focused on the delivery of a Cloud Transition Programme for national digital services in Wales. The project involves multiple lots, including Technical Readiness (Cloud Platforms), Migration Planning and Support, and Organisation Development to enable DHCW to become cloud-first. The procurement category is services in the health industry, with a key engagement date of 14th January 2025 for a Supplier Briefing session, aiming to facilitate market engagement before a competitive procurement slated for March/April 2025. The procurement process intends to establish a multi-vendor, multi-lot Framework Agreement with a four-year term.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud transformations, infrastructure migration, and organisational change management. Firms with expertise in cloud services, particularly in transitioning from on-premises data centres to platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, are well-suited to compete. The procurement offers potential economic operators the chance to demonstrate their capabilities and integrate as partners in a larger programme, fostering growth through high-value contracts and collaboration with a central purchasing body like DHCW.

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Notice Title

Resources and services to support the organisation's planning and delivery of a Cloud Transition Programme for National digital services in Wales

Notice Description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is for DHCW to engage with suppliers to understand their capability, capacity and approaches to provide Cloud Transition resources who can support the following Lots: Lot 1-Technical Readiness (Cloud Platforms) Lot 2-Migration Planning and Support Lot 3-Organisation Development - Enabling DHCW to become Cloud First DHCW is seeking one or more suppliers to support this work. We have already undertaken a significant amount of work to estimate costs, consider migration approach and to develop a business case. The migration approach which has been selected is: -Migrate, Optimise and Re-platform - services are migrated using a blend of rehosting and re-platforming services to maximise benefits and efficiencies associated with cloud hosting such as using Open-Source products There are circa 90 services to migrate, on approximately 1,600 servers. Suppliers will need to be flexible to support various migration approaches and provide training and support for DHCW staff to develop cloud skills. Due to the complexities and time constraints, it will require significant capabilities and experience in Cloud transformations and will need both internal SMEs as well as 3rd party partners to support the delivery in accordance with a planned programme of joint activity. It is proposed that the team is made up of a blend of in-house resources that are allocated full time and expert consultants. DHCW will appoint a suitably senior Programme Lead, Project Managers and Technical Leads to lead this programme. The current services (those to be migrated) operate from a mix of two on-premises data centres, but others are already running in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. The services will be migrated to one of these two platforms, but the programme is also looking to establish connectivity and tooling to enable other providers to be brought on-line as the need arises in the future. Initial engagement will be via a Supplier Briefing session to be scheduled on Tuesday 14th January 2025. A full itinerary will be provided to those suppliers who express an interest. The Authority's intention is, using the intelligence gained from the supplier Briefing session, to understand what Cloud Transition services are available in the market place with a view to undertaking a competitive procurement from March/April 2025. DHCW will potentially be seeking a multi vendor, multi lot Framework Agreement with the ability to call off resources to augment DHCW teams and output based requirements as necessitated by the Authority. The Authority may also consider off shoring options too. The initial term for the new Framework Agreement will be four (4) years. However, Suppliers are to note that the Authority is not bound to proceed with a future competitive procurement but will provide further and a more definitive notice to the market in relation to its intention to procure once the market engagement process is complete.

Lot Information

Migration Planning and Support

Migration Planning and Support: Activities to analyse the current infrastructure, determine appropriate migration approaches, and support the migration process.

Organisation Development - Enabling DHCW to become Cloud First

Cloud Organisation Development: Activities to support DHCW in becoming a cloud-led organisation, including training, cultural change management, and ongoing support.

Technical Readiness (Cloud Platforms)

Technical Readiness: Activities to ensure the cloud platform infrastructures are designed and implemented to meet best practices and DHCW's requirements

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-146425
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=146425
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Apr 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES
Contact Name
Allison Roblin
Contact Email
allison.roblin1@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF11 9AD
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff West

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC496086
    Resources and services to support the organisation's planning and delivery of a Cloud Transition Programme for National digital services in Wales - This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is for DHCW to engage with suppliers to understand their capability, capacity and approaches to provide Cloud Transition resources who can support the following Lots: Lot 1-Technical Readiness (Cloud Platforms) Lot 2-Migration Planning and Support Lot 3-Organisation Development - Enabling DHCW to become Cloud First DHCW is seeking one or more suppliers to support this work. We have already undertaken a significant amount of work to estimate costs, consider migration approach and to develop a business case. The migration approach which has been selected is: -Migrate, Optimise and Re-platform - services are migrated using a blend of rehosting and re-platforming services to maximise benefits and efficiencies associated with cloud hosting such as using Open-Source products There are circa 90 services to migrate, on approximately 1,600 servers. Suppliers will need to be flexible to support various migration approaches and provide training and support for DHCW staff to develop cloud skills. Due to the complexities and time constraints, it will require significant capabilities and experience in Cloud transformations and will need both internal SMEs as well as 3rd party partners to support the delivery in accordance with a planned programme of joint activity. It is proposed that the team is made up of a blend of in-house resources that are allocated full time and expert consultants. DHCW will appoint a suitably senior Programme Lead, Project Managers and Technical Leads to lead this programme. The current services (those to be migrated) operate from a mix of two on-premises data centres, but others are already running in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. The services will be migrated to one of these two platforms, but the programme is also looking to establish connectivity and tooling to enable other providers to be brought on-line as the need arises in the future. Initial engagement will be via a Supplier Briefing session to be scheduled on Tuesday 14th January 2025. A full itinerary will be provided to those suppliers who express an interest. The Authority's intention is, using the intelligence gained from the supplier Briefing session, to understand what Cloud Transition services are available in the market place with a view to undertaking a competitive procurement from March/April 2025. DHCW will potentially be seeking a multi vendor, multi lot Framework Agreement with the ability to call off resources to augment DHCW teams and output based requirements as necessitated by the Authority. The Authority may also consider off shoring options too. The initial term for the new Framework Agreement will be four (4) years. However, Suppliers are to note that the Authority is not bound to proceed with a future competitive procurement but will provide further and a more definitive notice to the market in relation to its intention to procure once the market engagement process is complete.

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