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title: "Contract for the Provision of Cloud Start-Up to NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW)"
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# Contract for the Provision of Cloud Start-Up to NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW)

Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1c1620d6-74ee-4184-acc2-35e1962f5412

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## Summary

The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit has successfully awarded a contract for the provision of Cloud Start-Up services. This procurement, classified under software package and information systems, took place in the South East and South West regions of England. The award was published on 16th September 2020, with the contract period set from 17th August 2020 until 16th August 2021. The procurement method used was selective and conducted via a call-off from a framework agreement, with significant emphasis on compliance with NHS security and information governance frameworks.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses engaged in cloud consultancy services, especially those capable of providing technical implementations, operational tooling, and managed services tailored for cloud environments. Companies that specialise in cloud migration, infrastructure management, and technical documentation are particularly well-suited to compete for further initiatives under this framework, as they can offer expertise in deploying solutions within the NHS environments and managing complex data constructs safely and efficiently.

## Notice

Cloud Start Services: SCW require consultancy services (Planning, Design and Deployment) and products to support the Pilot and future application deployments to Microsoft Azure. Consultancy Services will be required to work alongside SCW internal resources to ratify the jointly developed Pilot and wider roadmap approach. SCW require support with the migration of existing Pilot SQL and data from SCW on premise to deployment of new SQL services in Azure. Testing and test scripts for data transfer, application performance, application stability and user access with authentication for on and off SCW domain customers will be required. Full technical implementation and build documentation will be required. Compliance to NHS, industry frameworks for security and Information Governance will be required for the Pilot and roadmap. Consultancy Services: SCW are also seeking consultancy services to support SCW in the implementation of a scalable, resilient and future proof cloud connection service either Internet VPN or Express Route dependent on timescales. SCW will procure the cloud connection service via a separate procurement as/if required. Operational Tooling & Managed Services: SCW also require operational tooling and services to support, monitor, optimise performance and cost management of the Pilot to inform the ongoing development of and deployment to Azure. Logging will be required to integrate fully with SCW's existing SiEM Log Point platform. Cloud Services Consumption: SCW require all Azure licensing, subscriptions, compute, storage and networking (load balancing) with production SLAs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38fd6435-4b51-46fd-aa21-693b9ff6b4f5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jul 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Aug 2020 |
| Contract period | 16 Aug 2020 - 16 Aug 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £57,281 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 3NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ANS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2020 at 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38fd6435-4b51-46fd-aa21-693b9ff6b4f5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38fd6435-4b51-46fd-aa21-693b9ff6b4f5
  16th September 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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