--- title: "UHB Infrastructure & Software Pen Testing - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f14cf875-9e3e-4ce5-ac99-927239805f60" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f14cf875-9e3e-4ce5-ac99-927239805f60" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f14cf875-9e3e-4ce5-ac99-927239805f60.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f14cf875-9e3e-4ce5-ac99-927239805f60.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2023-03-31" --- # UHB Infrastructure & Software Pen Testing - Market Engagement Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f14cf875-9e3e-4ce5-ac99-927239805f60 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f14cf875-9e3e-4ce5-ac99-927239805f60) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f14cf875-9e3e-4ce5-ac99-927239805f60.json) ## Summary The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is planning a tender for a service provider to conduct penetration testing on their infrastructure and systems to enhance security. The engagement exercise will help determine the most appropriate route to market, with potential bidders required to respond by April 25, 2023. The Trust aims to invest in cyber security capabilities to address the complex threat landscape facing the NHS. The procurement falls under the IT services category and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing IT services, consulting, software development, and internet support to compete for a contract with the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to participate in this engagement exercise. Suppliers are advised to monitor updates for the finalised procurement timetable as the Trust evaluates whether to directly award via an existing framework or opt for a competitive process through public advertising. ## 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 conducting a "call-off" contract penetration testing services on the Trusts infrastructure and systems (internal/external) to identify potential vulnerabilities and weaknesses that could be exploited by attackers. The primary objective of the penetration testing is to enhance the security posture of the Trusts infrastructure/systems and reduce the risk of cyber-attacks. As stated above the penetration testing will be conducted on our internal/external infrastructure which is a requirement as part of the Data Security Protection Toolkit. Penetration testing on our in-house developed systems and or commercial solution will be required which may be internally used or externally facing. As part of the on-going Cyber security programme and addressing the complex threat landscape facing the National Health Service (NHS), UHB wishes to enhance the capabilities of its Cyber Security. The scope of work for the penetration testing service provider will include but not limited to the following: (See Briefing Note document) 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/7e97681d-77ae-4715-9f3a-9b4aa2e8dbde | | 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 - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 31 Mar 2023 at 17:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e97681d-77ae-4715-9f3a-9b4aa2e8dbde ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e97681d-77ae-4715-9f3a-9b4aa2e8dbde 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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