--- title: "ROH Managed Switchboard Service - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-07aa30fc-934c-4b44-b450-6b82e33c2ab7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-07aa30fc-934c-4b44-b450-6b82e33c2ab7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-07aa30fc-934c-4b44-b450-6b82e33c2ab7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-07aa30fc-934c-4b44-b450-6b82e33c2ab7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHSFT" published: "2024-09-24" --- # ROH Managed Switchboard Service - Market Engagement Buyer: THE ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHSFT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-07aa30fc-934c-4b44-b450-6b82e33c2ab7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-07aa30fc-934c-4b44-b450-6b82e33c2ab7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-07aa30fc-934c-4b44-b450-6b82e33c2ab7.json) ## Summary The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH) in Birmingham is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "ROH Managed Switchboard Service - Market Engagement." This process aims to engage suppliers in testing the market for providing managed switchboard services, classified under the CPV code 64214200. The procurement process is focused on services and is specifically targeting suppliers in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. Key dates to note include the deadline for supplier responses, which is set for 22nd October 2024 at 15:00. Interested parties are directed to respond via the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis). This market engagement exercise by ROH provides an excellent opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to showcase their capabilities and expand their client base in the healthcare sector. Companies specialising in telecommunication services, specifically switchboard operations, and those capable of meeting the needs of a large healthcare provider in Birmingham, would be well-suited to compete. Participation in this tender not only opens up potential long-term contracts but also offers a chance to establish a strategic partnership with one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. ## Notice The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH (Royal Orthopaedic Hospital)) is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe, offering planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally, and internationally. Situated in the south of Birmingham, five miles from Birmingham City Centre, it provides services to a population of around 1.3 million. The ROH became a foundation trust in 2007 The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) in Birmingham is seeking to engage with suppliers in testing the market for its requirements of a Managed Switchboard Service. Suppliers are to read through the requirements and briefing note document on the procurement portal Atamis by following the instructions below: 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 15:00 on Tuesday 22nd October 2024. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for C308773 To View documents please register interest and then navigate back to the homepage and click on "My Proposals and quotes" ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28e7af22-8ee5-4b7c-8524-2ae266d6a0d0 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 Oct 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHSFT | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B15 1NU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Edgbaston | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 64214200 - Telephone switchboard services ## Release History - 24 Sep 2024 at 11:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28e7af22-8ee5-4b7c-8524-2ae266d6a0d0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28e7af22-8ee5-4b7c-8524-2ae266d6a0d0 24th September 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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