--- title: "Cyber Incident Response Team Retainer - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c83ff87b-2a05-4bfc-acb6-d29a4683395f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c83ff87b-2a05-4bfc-acb6-d29a4683395f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c83ff87b-2a05-4bfc-acb6-d29a4683395f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c83ff87b-2a05-4bfc-acb6-d29a4683395f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2022-10-27" --- # Cyber Incident Response Team Retainer - Market Engagement Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c83ff87b-2a05-4bfc-acb6-d29a4683395f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c83ff87b-2a05-4bfc-acb6-d29a4683395f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c83ff87b-2a05-4bfc-acb6-d29a4683395f.json) ## Summary The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking assistance for its Cyber Security programme. The Trust aims to enhance its security capabilities by developing a 24/7 responsive team to monitor, assess, and mitigate cyber threats and risks. This procurement involves purchasing cyber support services, including an audit of existing incident investigation processes and a service to reduce the risk of security breaches. Suppliers interested in offering relevant solutions are invited to participate in a market engagement questionnaire, with responses due by 24th November 2022. This opportunity is especially relevant for businesses providing IT services, consulting, software development, and support, as the procurement falls under CPV codes related to information technology. Interested suppliers should note the specific delivery address in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, as the buying organisation, is committed to engaging with the market and seeking input to develop the final specification fairly and transparently. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited for this opportunity, given the focus on enhancing cyber security capabilities. ## 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. As part of the on-going Cyber security programme and addressing the complex evolving threat landscape facing the National Health Service (NHS), UHB wishes to enhance the capabilities of its Cyber Security. UHB are seeking assistance from interested partners to help shape and enhance our security capabilities requirement to develop and deliver a 24/7 responsive team to monitor, assess and mitigate the threats and risks posed from cyber-attack or security breach. UHB is seeking to purchase 2 key elements to provide additional cyber support: 1) an audit of our existing incident investigation process/methodology within the Security Teams 2) a service which has the principle aim of reducing risk of exposure to UHB coming from an attack or security breach. 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 24th November 2022 Bravo ref: pqq__28705 - Cyber Incident Response Team Retainer - Market Engagement Direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/83616009018418C388DD ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b040e2e-c3b8-4b2a-a561-bfc630100e76 | | 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 | 27 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Nov 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 ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services - 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services - 72250000 - System and support services - 72610000 - Computer support services - 72611000 - Technical computer support services ## Release History - 27 Oct 2022 at 10:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b040e2e-c3b8-4b2a-a561-bfc630100e76 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b040e2e-c3b8-4b2a-a561-bfc630100e76 27th October 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/83616009018418C388DD ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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