--- title: "RM3825 Health and Social Care (HSCN) Access Services Contract Notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ba661a93-c36e-4013-9a5c-dacab43942d0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ba661a93-c36e-4013-9a5c-dacab43942d0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba661a93-c36e-4013-9a5c-dacab43942d0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba661a93-c36e-4013-9a5c-dacab43942d0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE" published: "2020-08-20" --- # RM3825 Health and Social Care (HSCN) Access Services Contract Notice Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba661a93-c36e-4013-9a5c-dacab43942d0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ba661a93-c36e-4013-9a5c-dacab43942d0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba661a93-c36e-4013-9a5c-dacab43942d0.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves the Crown Commercial Service, seeking suppliers for the "RM3825 Health and Social Care (HSCN) Access Services Contract Notice". This initiative falls under the services category of the communication, telecommunication, and related equipment industry. The procurement method is a selective procedure, and the tender period ended on 22 May 2020, marking the transition to the contract period that commenced on 23 May 2020 and concluded on 24 May 2020. The project's total estimated value is £500 million, with delivery addresses extending to various UK territories and internationally. This tender provides significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in telecommunications, cloud services, and related consultancy services to engage with the public sector. Businesses that offer HSCN Connectivity Services or the various components associated with it, such as IT security, installation services of telecommunications equipment, and maintenance, would be particularly well-suited to compete in this dynamic purchasing system, ultimately serving the needs of health and social care networks. ## Notice Crown Commercial Service (the Authority) is putting in place a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of data access to the Health and Social Care Network compliant with the HSCN Compliance Document Set hosted on https://digital.nhs.uk/health-social-care-network/suppliers. This DPS provides Services and associated services from HSCN Compliant suppliers, which are comprised of the Core Component and any Supplementary Component(s). The Core Component must include HSCN Connectivity Services as defined in the HSCN Obligations Framework that forms part of the HSCN Compliance Document Set as available at https://digital.nhs.uk/health-social-care-network/suppliers The HSCN Connectivity Services may be managed and/or unmanaged and may have variables and options around its provision including, but not limited to: individual or multiple data connectivity circuits; individual or multiple data connectivity technologies, terrestrial, wireless and satellite solutions; blended (bonded/aggregated) bandwidth; flexible bandwidth; burstable bandwidth; resiliency level (including Non-Resilient ; Resilient ; Resilient - Diverse ; and Resilient - Fully Diverse); and / or multi-tenancy sites (including dynamic bandwidth allocation). The Supplementary Component(s) may include: cloud service access services; related consultancy services; Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Internet services, including but not limited to in-bound internet services and out-bound internet services; Contracting Body-defined VRFs; support for classes and/or qualities of service - Contracting Body-defined QoS; network related security and access control solutions; PSN Services; and/or services that facilitate voice solutions to operate across HSCN, Including but not limited to support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking. Contracting Bodies will publish their Call for Competition(s) by electronic means including eTendering systems and reserve the right to use a reverse auction. A Call for Competition may include aggregated demand from multiple Contracting Bodies. A Contract shall be awarded on the basis of the Award Criteria set out in paragraphs 2.1, 2.2.1 and 2.3 in DPS Agreement Schedule 5 (Award Criteria). The contract end coincides with the end of the initial DPS period. The DPS can be accessed here: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91147059-05b5-4ff6-abe9-d318c4eee53b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Aug 2020 | | Submission deadline | 21 May 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 21 May 2022 - 23 May 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000,000 | | 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 | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE | | Locality | NORWICH | | Post town | Norwich | | Postcode | NR7 0HS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk | | ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk | | Local authority | Broadland | | Electoral ward | Thorpe St Andrew South East | | Westminster constituency | Norwich North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 48 - Software package and information systems - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 51 - Installation services (except software) - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 48510000 - Communication software package - 48760000 - Virus protection software package - 50334400 - Communications system maintenance services - 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment - 64200000 - Telecommunications services ## Release History - 20 Aug 2020 at 07:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91147059-05b5-4ff6-abe9-d318c4eee53b - 15 Mar 2019 at 14:15 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91147059-05b5-4ff6-abe9-d318c4eee53b - 26 Sep 2018 at 07:26 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91147059-05b5-4ff6-abe9-d318c4eee53b - 16 Oct 2017 at 15:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91147059-05b5-4ff6-abe9-d318c4eee53b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91147059-05b5-4ff6-abe9-d318c4eee53b 20th August 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7e497559-a2bb-481d-a37e-085624fd32e3 RM3825 HSCN Customer Needs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4dd420dc-9cca-4c3c-8217-f48e68aa5c53 RM3825 HSCN DPS Agreements - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3611fc5f-0256-48e2-a039-6d1c8b1aa248 RM3825 HSCN DPS Financial MI Reporting Template - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b559f68c-012a-4493-9f8b-cc0f151f03aa RM3825 HSCN DPS Needs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8205aa8f-881a-4017-9251-18e713132548 RM3825 HSCN DPS Needs_Annex A Financial Assessment Template - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cdbd6384-d7d7-441b-ade0-40de8bd6dfcf RM3825 HSCN DPS Template Call Off Terms - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17a578d2-97f3-4a9d-a570-0c44417d59b1 RM3825 HSCN DPS Template Order Form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b994a753-bcc6-4eab-9979-6a1fa8d56c5c RM3825 HSCN OJEU Contract Notice - https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps/marketplace/hscn#technology COTA_LINK - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/38b54ac7-e422-4a3a-b9ba-fb662a2ee19a RM3825_DPS Needs v2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/29ac5da9-c973-4a17-8d65-7358b2428d46 RM3825_DPS Needs v3 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/518fe702-1831-4f2d-a06e-80d4fa788dad RM3825 HSCN Access Agreement_v 6.2.docx (2) ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/ccs - https://digital.nhs.uk/health-social-care-network/suppliers - https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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