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title: "Taxonomy Indexer, Data Connector and Search Service Provision"
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# Taxonomy Indexer, Data Connector and Search Service Provision

Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a81e4a0a-1de0-4fce-9d8e-1e037af8d541

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## Summary

Health Education England has initiated a procurement process for the contract titled "Taxonomy Indexer, Data Connector and Search Service Provision," located in Leeds, United Kingdom. The main industry category is IT services, which includes consulting, software development, and support. This open procedure tender concluded on 10 March 2020, and the contract, valued at £120,000, is expected to commence on 23 March 2020 and continue until 22 March 2022. The objective is to enhance the Learning Hub platform by integrating robust search capabilities for educational resources.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in IT services and software development. Businesses that can develop and implement data indexing and search systems would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, companies with expertise in creating seamless integrations between various educational platforms would stand to benefit, positioning themselves not only as service providers but also as key partners in advancing educational resources for the health and care workforce in the UK.

## Notice

Background The way learners access education is changing and increasingly incorporates learning from third-party websites and systems, not just those provided to them via HEE's own platforms and systems. Many of those systems contain poorly structured data that needs indexing, enriching and aggregating so that it can be searchable through HEE's websites. The TEL programme is in the process of developing a new learning product for everyone working in health and care in the UK. The Learning Hub will be a powerful new digital platform that will provide easy access to a wide range of education and training resources for the health and care workforce. The Learning Hub will be the place to go to access and record learning from a broad range of shareable resources, including existing e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) programmes, and resources contributed and uploaded from the user community. The Learning Hub will also encourage discussions to take place around the uploaded learning content and networks to form around areas of shared interest to maximise the opportunities for collaboration and realise the potential of the resources. HEE have invested in the implementation and development of a taxonomy management system (Pool Party) and have developed a range of taxonomies and knowledge graphs. Currently, search is provided through the Open-source Elastic search tool. However, connecting these to a search tool in the Learning Hub and making the most of indexing our extensive range of learning resources has proved difficult and we have yet to maximise the value from the taxonomy investment and development. Scope of Contract We are seeking a partner to work with us and provide a method of connecting our Pool Party instance to the Learning Hub and other HEE systems through a taxonomy and resource indexer, data connector and search service provision, so that it becomes more than just a simple index and search bar. All software needs to be hosted on-premise through HEE's Azure instance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7958697c-c896-4a01-9f53-f454b3301d78 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £119,100 |
| 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 | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4PL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FINDWIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 11 Nov 2020 at 19:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7958697c-c896-4a01-9f53-f454b3301d78
- 25 Feb 2020 at 14:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce4de327-5399-462a-9928-dd99a430be38

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7958697c-c896-4a01-9f53-f454b3301d78
  11th November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce4de327-5399-462a-9928-dd99a430be38
  25th February 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2
  All tender responses, and any related clarification questions, must be submitted via HEE's e-tendering portal. The closing date for EOIs and Clarifications is 5th March, with final responses by 10th March at 6pm.

## Notice URLs

- https://hee.nhs.uk/

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