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Public Cloud for the National Digital Platform

NHS Education for Scotland

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 May 2021 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

04 Mar 2019 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Education for Scotland is seeking to contract for the provision of public cloud services to support the National Digital Platform, with a total estimated value of £15 million over a contract period of 10 years. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, indicating that a supplier has been identified. This initiative is integral to the Scottish Government’s Digital Health and Care Strategy, published in April 2018, aimed at enhancing the quality of healthcare through improved data management and innovative service delivery. The project is situated in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the procurement method adopted is a competitive procedure with negotiation.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud computing and IT services, particularly those that can demonstrate expertise in managing healthcare data securely and efficiently. Companies with capabilities in platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), alongside proven track records in compliance with standards like ISO 27001, will be well-positioned to compete. Firms involved in developing technology solutions that facilitate real-time data usage in healthcare will also find this a lucrative opportunity to expand their services and collaborate on innovative projects within the public health sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Public Cloud for the National Digital Platform

Notice Description

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) wishes to contract for provision of public cloud services to host the National Digital Platform. Development of the National Digital Platform (NDP) is a commitment under the Scottish Government's Digital Health and Care Strategy which was published in April 2018. The NDP work is being taken forward by NES Digital Service. The Platform will: - make it possible to create and deploy real time data at the point of care (including through self-service) to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes; - operate to a predictable architecture which to enable new and innovative products to be developed and implemented across the health and care system; and - enable the use of data at scale for quality improvement and to support research and innovation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) for provision of public cloud services to host the National Digital Platform. Development of the National Digital Platform (NDP) is a commitment under the Scottish Government's Digital Health and Care Strategy which was published in April 2018. The NDP work is being taken forward by NES Digital Service. The Platform will: - make it possible to create and deploy real time data at the point of care (including through self-service) to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes; - operate to a predictable architecture which to enable new and innovative products to be developed and implemented across the health and care system; and - enable the use of data at scale for quality improvement and to support research and innovation. The cloud infrastructure would be used to host the NDP including: repositories for storing structured and unstructured clinical data, web services to power web and mobile applications, an integration layer and web apps. The procurement will include minimum security standards, desired security outcomes and some specific security requirements such as - Compliance with NCSC cloud security principles - ISO27001 or equivalent The cloud services need to include platform as a service and infrastructure as a service, with provision for virtual networks, on demand computing and data storage. In considering bids NES Digital Service will be interested in additional services related to the storage and management of clinical data. In considering bids NES Digital Service will be interested in the opportunities presented by the bidder for the collaborative development of new technology related to healthcare and healthcare data.

Renewal: Options of 2 and 5 years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000575552
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY414080
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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

72315000 - Data network management and support services

72317000 - Data storage services

72510000 - Computer-related management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 May 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Apr 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Apr 20206 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Education for Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH3 9DN
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR347416&idx=1
    6th March 2019 - ESPD
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR347416&idx=2
    6th March 2019 - ESPD Scoring
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR347416
    Public Cloud for the National Digital Platform - NHS Education for Scotland (NES) wishes to contract for provision of public cloud services to host the National Digital Platform. Development of the National Digital Platform (NDP) is a commitment under the Scottish Government's Digital Health and Care Strategy which was published in April 2018. The NDP work is being taken forward by NES Digital Service. The Platform will: - make it possible to create and deploy real time data at the point of care (including through self-service) to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes; - operate to a predictable architecture which to enable new and innovative products to be developed and implemented across the health and care system; and - enable the use of data at scale for quality improvement and to support research and innovation.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY414080
    Public Cloud for the National Digital Platform - NHS Education for Scotland (NES) wishes to contract for provision of public cloud services to host the National Digital Platform. Development of the National Digital Platform (NDP) is a commitment under the Scottish Government's Digital Health and Care Strategy which was published in April 2018. The NDP work is being taken forward by NES Digital Service. The Platform will: - make it possible to create and deploy real time data at the point of care (including through self-service) to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes; - operate to a predictable architecture which to enable new and innovative products to be developed and implemented across the health and care system; and - enable the use of data at scale for quality improvement and to support research and innovation.

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