--- title: "RFI - Request for Information - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1f79760e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1f79760e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f79760e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f79760e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "GATESHEAD HEALTH N H S FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2016-11-25" --- # RFI - Request for Information - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Buyer: GATESHEAD HEALTH N H S FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1f79760e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1f79760e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f79760e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process is being conducted by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, focusing on a Request for Information (RFI) for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). This engagement is currently in the planning stage, with a milestone set for the engagement end date on 23rd February 2018. The initiative is aimed at establishing solutions that support up to 200 concurrent multi-user clinical desktop sessions, necessary for fast-paced clinical environments in Gateshead, England. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their communications through the NHS Sourcing Portal. This RFI presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in IT solutions, particularly those with expertise in software and information systems. Companies that can provide comprehensive, multi-layered approaches to end user computing services would be particularly well-suited to engage in this market exercise. Although this stage is not a direct invitation to tender, participating vendors can showcase their capabilities and potentially influence the strategy for future procurement needs of the Trust. ## Notice Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is looking to carry out a preliminary market engagement exercise to establish solutions that are currently available in the market place for the provision of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure solution comprising of all computer equipment, software, storage and implementation services necessary to support up to 200 concurrent multi-user clinical desktop sessions. Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust recognise that implementation of VDI in isolation will not provide a solution to the challenges faced in provisioning IT Services in fast-paced clinical environments and that a more comprehensive, multi-layered approach to presenting end user computing services is required. The Trust has identified key challenges that should be addressed and resolved through the implementation of a multi-layered approach to deliver end user computing. All communication shall be submitted via www.nhssourcing.co.uk - project_20512 - RFI - Request for Information - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) . Any Questions relating to the project will be via the online messaging facility provided on the NHS Sourcing Portal. The onus is on potential providers to review regularly all the information published on the Portal in relation to this project. Please note: This exercise is not part of any pre-qualification, selection process or bid evaluation. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for potential providers to supply information on their solution. This therefore does not represent a commitment from Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust to award a contract or an invite to tender to any provider that expresses an interest in this market engagement exercise. At this stage Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust are in the process of developing a strategy for procuring the aforementioned solution. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2b60451-d30b-4e1a-b677-4179bb0840f4 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | 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 | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GATESHEAD HEALTH N H S FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | GATESHEAD | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE9 6SX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Gateshead | | Electoral ward | High Fell | | Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 25 Nov 2016 at 13:42 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2b60451-d30b-4e1a-b677-4179bb0840f4 - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8095e790-7b7f-4a23-b33c-c9ba4d2797e7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2b60451-d30b-4e1a-b677-4179bb0840f4 25th November 2016 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8095e790-7b7f-4a23-b33c-c9ba4d2797e7 2nd September 2016 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.nhssourcing.co.uk NHS Sourcing ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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