--- title: "DHSC: GO: Emergency Communication / BCMS System (23/24)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f5a3bc43-7b7d-4887-b916-fc0450589810" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f5a3bc43-7b7d-4887-b916-fc0450589810" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f5a3bc43-7b7d-4887-b916-fc0450589810.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f5a3bc43-7b7d-4887-b916-fc0450589810.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2023-06-28" --- # DHSC: GO: Emergency Communication / BCMS System (23/24) Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f5a3bc43-7b7d-4887-b916-fc0450589810 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f5a3bc43-7b7d-4887-b916-fc0450589810) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f5a3bc43-7b7d-4887-b916-fc0450589810.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is planning a tender process for the procurement of emergency communication / BCMS System (23/24) services. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase. The tender has a value of £120,000 GBP and falls under the "Software-related services" category. The contract period is scheduled to start on September 12, 2023, and end on September 30, 2025. The DHSC aims to reduce administration costs, improve incident response processes, and integrate with existing business communication software and datasets to streamline operations. This tender opportunity by DHSC is suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) interested in providing software-related services. Businesses offering incident management solutions, business continuity planning tools, and software integration services are well-suited to compete. The key deadline for this tender is June 23, 2023, for future notice, and the delivery addresses for the services are in the United Kingdom, with a postal code of LS2 7PD. Interested businesses can expect reduced administrative costs, improved incident response, and opportunities to support DHSC's business continuity efforts through this procurement process. ## Notice DHSC currently has a contract for software to enable emergency messages to be sent via phone call, SMS and email. This has been in use for several years within the department and supports mitigation of security and business continuity risks for DHSC. The objectives of the BCMS software would be to: * Support incident response processes and reduce administration costs for these areas * Collation and reporting of incident management data and responses to improve reporting and reduce resources required for this * Reduce resources required to produce Business Continuity Plans and conduct Business Impact Analyses, as well as the updating these documents * Reduce resources required for the planning and delivering of Exercises * Integration with existing DHSC business communications software (MS Teams) and data sets (D365) to reduce resource required to maintain separate data sets * Ease of use to reduce training and development costs * Identify associated risks linked to key systems and processes across business areas (Bowtie methodology) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e701671-5fb1-40b8-93cf-5f917fc28502 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Jun 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £120,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE | | Locality | KEIGHLEY | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7PD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72260000 - Software-related services ## Release History - 28 Jun 2023 at 12:18 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e701671-5fb1-40b8-93cf-5f917fc28502 - 22 Jun 2023 at 13:42 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3d3d713-9d82-4660-ab91-866e200b5491 - 22 Jun 2023 at 09:26 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c146bec-e51d-4904-8437-27db86142309 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e701671-5fb1-40b8-93cf-5f917fc28502 28th June 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3d3d713-9d82-4660-ab91-866e200b5491 22nd June 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c146bec-e51d-4904-8437-27db86142309 22nd June 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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