--- title: "Storage Facilities for IT Equipment" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-492000fd-7aad-4bb8-9ece-b596b8d4cb07" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-492000fd-7aad-4bb8-9ece-b596b8d4cb07" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-492000fd-7aad-4bb8-9ece-b596b8d4cb07.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-492000fd-7aad-4bb8-9ece-b596b8d4cb07.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2023-08-03" --- # Storage Facilities for IT Equipment Buyer: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-492000fd-7aad-4bb8-9ece-b596b8d4cb07 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-492000fd-7aad-4bb8-9ece-b596b8d4cb07) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-492000fd-7aad-4bb8-9ece-b596b8d4cb07.json) ## Summary The Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is inviting tenders for the provision of storage facilities for IT equipment. The Trust, one of the largest community health providers in England, seeks a provider to manage the storage of its IT equipment across Kent, East Sussex, and surrounding areas. The contract includes the delivery of new stock and collection from various KCHFT sites. The tender is in the open procurement method, with a tender deadline of August 10, 2023, and a contract period running from October 11, 2023, to October 10, 2025. This procurement opportunity is ideal for businesses in the storage services industry looking to expand their operations. With a contract value of £50,000, SMEs particularly stand to benefit. Interested suppliers must register on the Pro Contract Procurement Portal to participate. The top three scoring bidders will have the chance to host a site visit in September 2023, providing an opportunity to showcase their capabilities to the KCHFT IT team. Businesses offering specialised storage solutions are well-suited to compete in this tendering process. ## Notice KCHFT is one of the largest community health providers in England, serving a population of 1.4 million people across Kent, East Sussex and parts of London Boroughs in settings such as schools, people's homes, community clinics and community hospitals. KCHFT are looking for a provider to store KCHFT IT equipment, separately from other customers of the provider (in a designated area of the facility, such as crates), to take delivery of new stock from 3rd parties and collect items from KCHFT sites across Kent, Sussex and surrounding localities. Storage is to be in specialised removal storage containers (7ft x 8ft x 5ft (2.2m x 2.5m x 1.5m) - each holds approximately 250 cubic fee (7 cubic meters) approximately. KCHFT require the flexibility to increase/decrease the number of containers throughout the contract. If you are interested, please express your interest in this opportunity via the Pro Contract Procurement Portal (Proactis) and under opportunity number DN681921. Any correspondence to the Authority's email will be disregarded. Please login via the following link to express your interest if already registered, or the link will also allow you to register and the express your interest. https://procontract.due-north.com/ (https://procontract.due-north.com/) Once the expression of interest window has closed, tender documentation will be released to all suppliers expressing an interest. Please note that ITT documentation will not be released until the EOI window closes. The top three scoring bidders will be required to host a site visit on the morning of the 21 September 2023, which will be carried out by two members of the KCHFT IT Team who will have a number of questions which will be scored and evaluated and this score will be added to the quality/technical and financial scores. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42270593-3750-471c-ae97-9642cd81a4f9 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 10 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Oct 2023 - 10 Oct 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | ASHFORD | | Post town | Tonbridge | | Postcode | TN25 4AZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Ashford | | Electoral ward | Goat Lees | | Westminster constituency | Ashford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 39173000 - Storage units - 63121100 - Storage services ## Release History - 3 Aug 2023 at 10:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42270593-3750-471c-ae97-9642cd81a4f9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42270593-3750-471c-ae97-9642cd81a4f9 3rd August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.kentcht.nhs.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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