--- title: "NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board - Market Engagement - Provision of Messaging, Online and Video Consultation Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b17f71c9-9408-4bc1-8fff-6822c9b4081a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b17f71c9-9408-4bc1-8fff-6822c9b4081a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b17f71c9-9408-4bc1-8fff-6822c9b4081a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b17f71c9-9408-4bc1-8fff-6822c9b4081a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-03-29" --- # NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board - Market Engagement - Provision of Messaging, Online and Video Consultation Services Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b17f71c9-9408-4bc1-8fff-6822c9b4081a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b17f71c9-9408-4bc1-8fff-6822c9b4081a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b17f71c9-9408-4bc1-8fff-6822c9b4081a.json) ## Summary The NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board is holding a market engagement event for the provision of messaging, online, and video consultation services for Primary Care in Kent and Medway. The event will be virtual and take place on April 19th, 2023, between 12:00 and 13:30pm. The deadline to confirm attendance is on April 14th, 2023. Suppliers are encouraged to participate to shape the specification and procurement strategy. This opportunity is suited for businesses providing IT services such as consulting, software development, and Internet support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly welcome. The buying organisation, NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT, based in the United Kingdom, is spearheading this information gathering exercise before any future procurement decisions are made. ## Notice NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) would like to invite Suppliers to attend a virtual market engagement event regarding the provision of messaging, online and video consultation services for Primary Care within Kent and Medway. This notice is to inform Suppliers that a market engagement event will be held virtually via MS Teams on April 19th, 2023, between 12:00 and 13:30pm. The event will offer insight on Kent and Medway ICB's strategic direction of travel and current thinking on the future delivery of these services. The event will provide Suppliers an opportunity to shape and inform thinking to aid the development of the specification and procurement strategy. To register an interest and confirm attendance, interested parties are asked to complete and return the MS Forms invite as per the link below: - https://forms.microsoft.com/e/VbufJ4kbQS The closing date for submitting the response via MS Forms is 12:00 midday on Friday 14th April 2023. Kent and Medway ICB may undertake a series of market engagement opportunities to provide feedback and inform the strategy, Suppliers must confirm their interest in participating in the series of events through completion of the MS Forms invitation link above. All correspondence should be in the form of acceptance to the invite, should there be any issues with accessing or responding to this invite please direct your queries to the following email address - commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net. This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit NHS Kent and Medway ICB or respondents to a future procurement, This process is being carried out by NHS England National Commercial & Procurement Hub Additional information: This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interest parties should respond to the MS Forms invite provided in this PIN to confirm their interest and attendance at this market engagement event. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8314038f-c0a5-42e0-a304-39eb373ccbd3 | | 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 | 29 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Apr 2023 | | 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 | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | TORQUAY | | Post town | Torquay | | Postcode | TQ2 7FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay | | Local authority | Torbay | | Electoral ward | Shiphay | | Westminster constituency | Torbay | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 29 Mar 2023 at 14:09 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8314038f-c0a5-42e0-a304-39eb373ccbd3 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8314038f-c0a5-42e0-a304-39eb373ccbd3 29th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.microsoft.com/e/VbufJ4kbQS ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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