--- title: "W44511 RFI [Pre Proc] (CFA) Intelligent Email & Data Security Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fdbf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04fdbf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fdbf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fdbf.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY" published: "2025-04-07" --- # W44511 RFI [Pre Proc] (CFA) Intelligent Email & Data Security Service Buyer: NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fdbf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04fdbf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fdbf.json) ## Summary The NHS Business Services Authority is planning a procurement process for intelligent email and data security services under the tender title "W44511 RFI [Pre Proc] (CFA) Intelligent Email & Data Security Service." This initiative falls under the IT services category, which includes consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The procurement is in the planning stage with key dates highlighted, including a future notice date on 3rd April 2025 and a submission deadline on 13th April 2025. The procurement covers the United Kingdom's Central region, with potential procurement routes within the market, such as frameworks. This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies specialising in IT security software packages and data encryption services. The NHS Counter Fraud Authority, an organisation focused on investigating and preventing fraud within the NHS, aims to identify advanced email security solutions to secure the transfer of emails and data. Businesses with expertise in data security software, IT software packages, and license management software would be well-suited to compete for this tender. Successful suppliers will play a crucial role in enhancing the NHS's capabilities in detecting and preventing fraudulent activities, providing a growth avenue for innovative security solutions providers. ## Notice Request for information to identify intelligent email security services which includes the provision of secure transfer of email and data encryption. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is a health authority charged with identifying, investigating and preventing fraud and other economic crime within the NHS and the wider health group. As a health authority focused entirely on counter fraud work, the NHSCFA is independent from other NHS bodies and directly accountable to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). According to our latest estimate, the NHS is vulnerable to PS1.264 billion worth of fraud each year (source NHSCFA Strategic Intelligence Assessment 2023). The mission of the organisation is to lead the fight against fraud affecting the NHS and wider health service, and protect vital resources intended for patient care. As an intelligence-led organisation, the NHSCFA will use information from a wide range of sources to build a better understanding of the fraud risks faced by the NHS and develop creative, innovative and proportionate solutions to tackle fraud. The NHSCFA use complex algorithms and data mining tools as a means to identify both normal behaviour and outliers in NHS data, within which fraudulent behaviour can be found. The resulting analyses are used to support ongoing investigations as well as inform the intelligence picture and guide fraud prevention steps. One of the products used by the NHSCFA is egress technology, which allows for the secure transfer of email and data. The incumbent supplier is currently Egress Software Technology Ltd. The NHSCFA is looking to run an RFI to understand what similar services and products available and possible procurement routes within market are (e.g. frameworks). This is to prepare the NHSCFA for an upcoming procurement mid-2025. Additional information: How to Participate * Submissions must be via Atamis (https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome). Any questions can be submitted via the 'Message Centre'. * Provide a response to each of the questions detailed in Appendix 1 (Questions). * This should be in the format of concise written responses and any other information that you feel may be useful to us. * We do not intend this RFI exercise to be too onerous to respond to. Hence, the amount of information you wish to provide is left to your discretion. * We may seek further clarification on your RFI response which will be communicated via the Atamis 'Message Centre'. * The output from this RFI will be used to inform our future sourcing strategy. * The deadline for responses is Sunday 13th April 2025 at 11pm. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013260-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 7 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Apr 2025 | | 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 | NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY | | Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE15 8NY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Lemington | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48218000 - License management software package - 48517000 - IT software package - 48730000 - Security software package - 48732000 - Data security software package - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 7 Apr 2025 at 07:22 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013260-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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