--- title: "Business Intelligence Reporting Solution" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02c8a0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c8a0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c8a0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c8a0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2021-07-15" --- # Business Intelligence Reporting Solution Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c8a0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c8a0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c8a0.json) ## Summary The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Business Intelligence Reporting Solution, classified under the CPV code for business intelligence software packages. Suppliers are invited to engage in this market exercise by submitting their interest through an online questionnaire by 13:00 on 6th August 2021. The trust's informatics department is based in Birmingham, UK, and aims to migrate to a scalable cloud-based reporting platform to enhance their reporting capabilities, which currently rely on a mix of on-premise tools. This tender presents significant opportunities for technology firms, particularly those specialising in business intelligence software development and cloud solutions. Companies capable of providing robust reporting platforms with high availability and scalability would be particularly well-positioned to compete. The market engagement exercise allows prospective bidders to familiarise themselves with the trust's requirements and contribute relevant insights, thereby helping to develop a final specification that meets the needs of the contracting authority. ## Notice University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its requirement for a Business Intelligence Reporting Solution. 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 ### Lot Information Lot 1 The University Hospitals Birmingham informatics department is seeking to purchase a technology platform for the deployment of regular reporting. The trust informatics function is currently underpinned by a collection of on premise Microsoft SQL data servers, and currently deploy reporting through a mixed methodology of reporting tools, including (but not limited to): - Microsoft SQL Reporting Services - Microsoft Excel Pivot Table Reports - Microsoft SQL Analysis Services Cubes - TIBCO Spotfire Current reporting within the trust is heavily utilised, with approximately 3,500 active reports and sub-reports, receiving approximately 500-600,000 page impressions per calendar month. Some products are updated live / near-live through linked server queries to on premise databases, while the majority of reports are populated on a daily / weekly / monthly scheduled processes. The trust is seeking to utilise a single platform solution on which to migrate all reporting products to a single reporting cloud-based platform, with high availability and the ability to scale up and out as required. 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016686-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Sep 2021 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 2WB | | 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 | TLG3 West Midlands | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48482000 - Business intelligence software package - 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services ## Release History - 15 Jul 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016686-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/69775309017AAACF656A - https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs_collaborative/web/login.html - https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/home.htm ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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