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title: "Aruba Support 2025 - SBS Cloud Solutions 2 (10256)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0399bc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-03-17"
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# Aruba Support 2025 - SBS Cloud Solutions 2 (10256)

Buyer: SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0399bc

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## Summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has completed the procurement process for the provision of Aruba IT Software under the title "Aruba Support 2025 - SBS Cloud Solutions 2 (10256)." This contract falls under the industry category of IT services, including consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The delivery location for this procurement is Hitchin, Hertfordshire, within the UKH23 region. This procurement was conducted using a restricted procedure, part of a selective procurement method, focusing on service provision within the healthcare sector. The contract was awarded to SWITCHSHOP LIMITED on 14th March 2025.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specializing in IT services, particularly those involved in software consulting and support. Businesses with expertise in renewing and supporting IT frameworks are well-suited to compete for similar tenders. The procurement method employed, controlled by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, ensures that experienced and capable suppliers are selected, providing a competitive edge to businesses with strong pricing strategies and high-quality IT services. Small and medium-sized enterprises, familiar with the regional and local authority requirements and the health sector, can benefit greatly by engaging in such public procurement processes.

## Notice

The provision of Aruba IT Software

### Lot Information

Solution Design and Consultancy

Renewal of Aruba Support via SBS Cloud Software Framework.

Options: There is an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)

This Lot enables Approved Organisations to procure their requirements for infrastructure, platform and software all using the recognised 'as a service' methodology for cloud delivery, i.e. remotely hosted and delivered via the internet. This includes cloud hosting and access to compute resources. The 22 Suppliers awarded to Lot 2 have met all the mandatory requirements for this Lot as detailed in the tender documents for the Framework Agreement.

Options: There is an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months.

Cloud Support Services

This Lot enables Approved Organisations to procure their requirements for services which support and enable the cloud delivery described as being within the scope of Lot 2, including without being limited to, maintenance and support services, advice on configuration and optimisation of cloud infrastructure and related financial operations (FinOps). The 23 Suppliers awarded to Lot 3 have met all the mandatory requirements for this Lot as detailed in the tender documents for the Framework Agreement.

Options: There is an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months.

End-to-end Cloud Solutions

This Lot enables Approved Organisations to procure their requirements for holistic service delivery relating to cloud services which may wholly or partially span the scope of Lots 1 to 3 inclusive. Lot 4 has been populated with 13 Suppliers who have been successfully awarded to Lots 1-3 inclusive and confirmed that they wish to be considered for appointment to Lot 4.

Options: There is an option to extend for further period(s) up to 24 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009639-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | 16 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | 16 May 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,055,640 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP2 7AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Hanover & Elm Grove |
| Westminster constituency | Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 35 |
| Supplier names | ACCENTURE (UK; ANS GROUP; ATOS IT SERVICES; AXIOLOGIK; BOXXE; BRAMBLE HUB; BURENDO; CDW; DELOITTE; ERNST & YOUNG; GCI NETWORK SOLUTIONS; I3WORKS; IBM UNITED KINGDOM; IMPELSYS; INSIGHT DIRECT (UK; IOT CLOUD WORLD; ISLACARE; JUMAR SOLUTIONS; KAINOS SOFTWARE; KPMG; MOBILISE CLOUD; NETCOMPANY; NTT DATA; PHOENIX SOFTWARE; REPLY; SERVITA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (UK; SMART CO CONSULTING; SOFTCAT; SWITCHSHOP; TECH MAHINDRA; TELEFÓNICA TECH NORTHERN IRELAND; TPXIMPACT; VE3 GLOBAL; XMA; ZAIZI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72400000 - Internet services
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
- 72800000 - Computer audit and testing services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Mar 2025 at 12:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009639-2025
- 17 Mar 2025 at 12:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009623-2025
- 20 Jun 2024 at 15:07 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019082-2024
- 12 Jun 2024 at 12:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018176-2024
- 12 May 2023 at 11:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013585-2023
- 23 Jan 2023 at 13:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002010-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/16259570
- http://www.ey.com/UK
- http://www.switchshop.co.uk
- http://www.telefonicatech.uk
- https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home.html
- https://servita.com
- https://tpximpact.com
- https://uk.insight.com
- https://uk.nttdata.com/
- https://www.accenture.com
- https://www.ans.co.uk
- https://www.atos.net
- https://www.axiologik.com
- https://www.boxxe.com
- https://www.bramblehub.co.uk/
- https://www.burendo.com
- https://www.deloitte.co.uk
- https://www.i3Works.co.uk
- https://www.ibm.com/uk-en
- https://www.impelsys.com
- https://www.iotcloudworld.co.uk
- https://www.islacare.co.uk
- https://www.jumar.co.uk
- https://www.kainos.com
- https://www.mobilise.cloud
- https://www.nasstar.com
- https://www.netcompany.com/en-GB
- https://www.phoenixs.co.uk/
- https://www.reply.com
- https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/
- https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us
- https://www.smart-co.co.uk/
- https://www.softcat.com
- https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/
- https://www.techmahindra.com
- https://www.uk.cdw.com/
- https://www.ve3.global
- https://www.xma.co.uk
- https://www.zaizi.com/

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