--- title: "UHB End Point Management Solution" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c0666465-5568-4a8b-b694-334a370eb8d8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0666465-5568-4a8b-b694-334a370eb8d8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0666465-5568-4a8b-b694-334a370eb8d8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0666465-5568-4a8b-b694-334a370eb8d8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2023-03-31" --- # UHB End Point Management Solution Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0666465-5568-4a8b-b694-334a370eb8d8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0666465-5568-4a8b-b694-334a370eb8d8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0666465-5568-4a8b-b694-334a370eb8d8.json) ## Summary The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to implement an End Point Management Solution to automate operations and resolve vulnerabilities. The Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national, and international population. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with the engagement end date set for April 25, 2023. Suppliers are invited to express interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. The Trust currently employs over 20,000 staff and intends to invest in their development and wellbeing. The procurement method may involve a direct award via a public sector framework agreement or a competitive process. This tender for software-related services by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in the West Midlands, UK, presents an opportunity for suppliers to offer a cost-effective End Point Management Solution. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide a solution relevant to this requirement are encouraged to participate. The Trust is committed to engaging a service provider that can deliver a market-leading solution. Interested suppliers should respond to the questionnaire by 13:00 on Tuesday, 25th April 2023, via the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis). The procurement process has not finalized the route to market yet, giving potential bidders the chance to engage and showcase their offerings. ## Notice University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and various Community Services. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites UHB currently employs over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. The Trust intends to engage a service provider for implementing and deploying a cost effective market leading End Point Management Solution across its infrastructure and software to automate operations from discovery to management and resolve vulnerabilities that could be exploited. Suppliers who are able to offer a solution 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. Potential bidders are asked to note that the route to market has not yet been decided and therefore the procurement timetable has not been finalised. The Authority will make a final decision on the most appropriate route market following this engagement exercise. This may be a direct award via an existing public sector framework agreement or alternatively, the Authority may decide to run a competitive process via a mini-competition under a framework or an openly advertised procedure. If the latter, the publication of the ITT will include the publication of a Contract Notice, a Contracts Finder notice, and the ITT documents will be published on the Authority' Atamis e-tendering system. 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 Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 13:00 on Tuesday 25th April 2023. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9554242-cbbf-45e0-9b13-35d40caf3d88 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 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 | 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 ### Codes - 72260000 - Software-related services ## Release History - 31 Mar 2023 at 14:04 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9554242-cbbf-45e0-9b13-35d40caf3d88 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9554242-cbbf-45e0-9b13-35d40caf3d88 31st March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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