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title: "Notice of an Early Engagement Event for Device Repurposing"
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# Notice of an Early Engagement Event for Device Repurposing

Buyer: HEALTH INNOVATION NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-145a3d17-509e-43ad-b35e-5a3830d9f20b

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## Summary

Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) has announced an early engagement event focused on "Device Repurposing" within the office and computing machinery sector. The initiative, which aims to bridge the digital inclusion divide, aligns with the regional ICB strategy and seeks to repurpose NHS and local authority devices to benefit patients and citizens. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a key online event scheduled for 5th September 2024 at 10 am, allowing potential suppliers to register interest via email. The engagement period will conclude on 2nd September 2024.

This tender represents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, device recycling, and digital inclusion programmes. Suppliers who can offer innovative solutions for repurposing unused devices and providing digital skills training are particularly well-suited to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, ensuring that the programme supports stakeholders across North East and North Cumbria in addressing digital inequalities. This procurement exercise will foster collaborations that advance digital accessibility and health management for vulnerable populations.

## Notice

Repurposing devices through either recycling or gifting to patients and citizens to help bridge the digital inclusion divide and ensure no one is left behind. The purpose of this notice is to inform market operators of a potential future exercise to procure services, and an early engagement event to get collaboration on the design and content of the service, to support the repurposing of NHS and Local Authority devices for the benefits of patients/citizens health. Doing nothing to address the digital divide is not an option. We are becoming more and more reliant upon digital technology to access health and care services as well as managing our own health. There becomes an assumption that patients have the tools and skills to do this but there are common factors for a person to be digitally included, they need all the following: * Devices: easy access to up-to-date and reliable devices, appropriate for the tasks required. * Connectivity: reliable, affordable, and easy access to digital services. E.g. data. * Skills: the necessary skills and confidence to perform, understand and carry out common digital tasks such as using email easily and safely. * Accessibility: easy access to information, platforms or digital. Aligned with the regional ICB strategy on digital inclusion, this programme aims to support our most vulnerable and digitally excluded members of society through agreed clears pathways for referrals, where a need has been identified for a patient to have the necessary tools and digital skills to manage their health. This programme's ambition is to ensure that patients/citizens have access to suitable devices and data to access services, with support. In order to support this delivery the aim would be for all trusts and NHS partners across North East and North Cumbria to donate their unused devices. In order to develop a procurement approach we will be holding an online early engagement event to invite potential suppliers to discuss the programme and explore the best way in which to do this to ensure we can deliver against our ambitions and support patients/citizens. This event will be held on Thursday 5th September 2024 at 10am. If you are a supplier interested in being part of this event, please register your interest by emailing Leanne Maitland - leanne.maitland@healthinnovationnenc.org.uk Additional information: This notice is for information and engaging with the supply market only. It is not a binding statement of intent or call for competition. HI NENC reserves the right not to enter a formal process and not award a contract. The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the service classification of this requirement from the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of the HI NENC's current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding. HI NENC reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. HI NENC will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a potential supplier in acting on the basis of this notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8af8d1-b82d-41b9-9f45-89b273b2d87a |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Sep 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 | HEALTH INNOVATION NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 4WH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2024 at 14:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8af8d1-b82d-41b9-9f45-89b273b2d87a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8af8d1-b82d-41b9-9f45-89b273b2d87a
  2nd August 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://healthinnovationnenc.org.uk/

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