Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Digital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW")
Ty Glan Yr Afon, 21 Cowbridge Road Eas
Cardiff
CF11 9AD
UK
Telephone: +44 2920502108
E-mail: nathan.beynon3@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://dhcw.nhs.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Google Reseller Framework
Reference number: P785
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to establish a sole supplier Framework agreement for the supply of Google Cloud Products for Digital Health and Care Wales.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48211000
48422000
48517000
48700000
48900000
72000000
72212982
72227000
72260000
72265000
72268000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), a Special Health Authority which creates digital solution needed to improve health and care in Wales, About Digital Health and Care Wales – Digital Health and Care Wales (https://dhcw.nhs.wales) is seeking to establish a sole supplier Framework for the provision of Google Cloud products and Google specialist resources to establish an all-Wales Data Platform for health and care in Wales, under the National Data Resource programme. A commercial/contractual partnership agreement is envisaged between the Parties to efficiently and effectively deliver the evolving requirements to meet the organisation’s Corporate Strategy so an agile and robust approach is essential. The successful supplier will be required to provide access to Google Cloud products and ensure that the resources required to underpin the service delivery of the Agreement are flexible, highly skilled, and able to provide a proactive approach to drive value out of the cloud based NDR data platform. The successful supplier will need to demonstrate a track record of delivering comparable successful UK public sector digital data transformation programmes, preferably within healthcare. In addition, an excellent working knowledge of the Welsh Public Sector and NHS Wales is desirable, as is experience in Healthcare.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/07/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/07/2022
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority will not accept completed pre-qualification questionnaires after the stated closing date.
All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any
contract.
All documents to be priced in sterling and all payments made in sterling.
The tendering process will be undertaken via electronic means using the Bravo e-tendering system.
Instructions on how to participate in this tender opportunity. To complete your response, please access the PQQ via the Bravo
ETenderWales portal where you will find the PQQ and the tender documentation, reference–Project Ref 50652 ITT Ref 95677 Google Reseller Framework as per instructions below. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). Browse to the
eSourcing portal: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click
"continue" — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click "save" when complete — You will
shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Log in to the portal
with the username/password — Click the "PQQs/ITTs open to all" suppliers" link.(these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations
to tender open to any registered supplier)—Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content— Click the "express interest" button at the
top of the page — This will move the PQQ/ITT in to your "my PQQs/myITTs" page.(this is a secure area reserved for your projects
only)—You can now access any attachments by clicking "buyer attachments "in the "PQQ/ITT details" box 3. Responding to the tender
—Click "my response "under "PQQ/ITT details", you can choose to "create response "or to "decline to respond"(please give a reason if
declining)—You can now use the "messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for
completion, then follow the on screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT—There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you
to perform(there is detailed online help available)You must then submit your reply using the "submit response" button at the top of the
page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on
Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=87681
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on
Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=110606
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122071
(WA Ref:122071)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/06/2022