--- title: "UHB Specialist IT Training - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-80c6ce5e-8a5b-4dff-9f27-59d7150e1c8f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-80c6ce5e-8a5b-4dff-9f27-59d7150e1c8f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80c6ce5e-8a5b-4dff-9f27-59d7150e1c8f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80c6ce5e-8a5b-4dff-9f27-59d7150e1c8f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2022-09-07" --- # UHB Specialist IT Training - Market Engagement Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-80c6ce5e-8a5b-4dff-9f27-59d7150e1c8f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-80c6ce5e-8a5b-4dff-9f27-59d7150e1c8f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80c6ce5e-8a5b-4dff-9f27-59d7150e1c8f.json) ## Summary The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking suppliers for Specialist IT Training Services. The Trust, one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, aims to engage with a single company to achieve economies of scale and productivity gains. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date of 30th September 2022. The Trust is based in Birmingham, West Midlands, and the industry category is Technical computer support services. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing staff training services, technical training services, management training services, computer training services, and other relevant training solutions to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered suitable for this opportunity. Interested suppliers should respond to the market engagement questionnaire via the online form by 13:00 on 30th September 2022. For more details, suppliers can access the response form on the Bravo Portal. ## Notice University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), which manages and operates Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Solihull Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Birmingham Chest Clinic, is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. The Trust is a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. It has expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and provides the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. It provides a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its upcoming requirement for Specialist IT Training Services. It is the intention of the department that by engaging with a single company, economies of scale will be made along with productivity gains through more efficient and faster transactions. The IT Services department of University Hospitals Birmingham consist of 450 members of staff and covers a wide variety of functions, including: - Service Centre - Infrastructure - Programme Delivery - Technical Design - Technical Delivery - Asset Management - Information Security IT Services wishes to ensure that staff are appropriately trained and where appropriate certified and so wish to have a training provider that can support such a department. The department spends in the region of PS150,000 a year on training. IT Services are looking for a company that can provide a mixture of self and tutor led learning, both on-line and in person, and facilitate certification if required. The solution should address the requirements described in Annex 1 Feedback on Requirements. Suppliers who are able to offer solutions relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice. This exercise is intended to provide potential bidders with the opportunity to review the Authority's Briefing Document and to provide information regarding the services they can offer that could meet these outline requirements. This builds on the Authority's commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input from the market to enable us to develop the final specification and determine the appropriate route to market in a fair and transparent manner. Additional information: 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 Bravo Portal by 13:00 on 30th September 2022 Bravo ref: project__28698- UHB Specialist IT Training - Market Engagement Direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/5901852301831718B285 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6012f2b4-6abc-4532-ba16-209fd494ec76 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Sep 2022 | | 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 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 72611000 - Technical computer support services - 80511000 - Staff training services - 80521000 - Training programme services - 80531200 - Technical training services - 80532000 - Management training services - 80533100 - Computer training services - 80533200 - Computer courses - 80570000 - Personal development training services - 80590000 - Tutorial services ## Release History - 7 Sep 2022 at 10:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6012f2b4-6abc-4532-ba16-209fd494ec76 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6012f2b4-6abc-4532-ba16-209fd494ec76 7th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs_collaborative/web/login.html Link to Bravo Portal ## Notice URLs - https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/5901852301831718B285 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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