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Contract Notice

Managed Informatics Platform for Research Access to Data

  • First published: 25 February 2020
  • Last modified: 25 February 2020

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
UK Biobank Ltd
Authority ID:
AA77762
Publication date:
25 February 2020
Deadline date:
27 March 2020
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

UK Biobank is seeking a supplier that can offer a managed service for the provision of an informatics platform to provide access to and analysis of, UK Biobank data by its registered researcher community.

Full details of the services required are included within the specification. This specification sets out UK Biobank’s requirements for the initial provision of such a platform, including:

— technical requirements for platform functionality,

— implementation approach and testing, and

— service management and support.

UK Biobank is seeking a supplier that can provide such a platform as a managed service with responsibility for all aspects of implementation and ongoing operational management.

The contract will start in May 2020.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

UK Biobank Ltd

1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood

Stockport

SK3 0SA

UK

Telephone: +44 1614755386

E-mail: andrea.howard@ukbiobank.ac.uk

NUTS: UKD3

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA25607

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

www.mytenders.co.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

www.mytenders.co.uk


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

Managed Informatics Platform for Research Access to Data

Reference number: UKBB009

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72500000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

UK Biobank is an international resource for health research, offering access to researchers seeking to understand the determinants of disease. Over the next 5 years, based on current scientific programmes, the UK Biobank resource will grow to approximately 15 Petabytes of data. UK Biobank researchers have previously downloaded data for analysis within their own environment. The increasing scale of the data requires a new approach to data storage and access that allows researchers to bring their analyses to the data through implementation of a managed informatics platform for data access and analysis.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72321000

72320000

72300000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD35

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

UK Biobank is seeking a supplier that can offer a managed service for the provision of an informatics platform to provide access to and analysis of, UK Biobank data by its registered researcher community.

Full details of the services required are included within the specification. This specification sets out UK Biobank’s requirements for the initial provision of such a platform, including:

— technical requirements for platform functionality,

— implementation approach and testing, and

— service management and support.

UK Biobank is seeking a supplier that can provide such a platform as a managed service with responsibility for all aspects of implementation and ongoing operational management.

The contract will start in May 2020.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Technical requirements / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Implementation / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: Service management and support / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Demonstration / Weighting: 25

Price / Weighting:  30

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

To extend on 3 occasions in annual increments.

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

II.2.14) Additional information

A demonstration forms part of this tender, with full details in the ‘Demonstration Evaluation’ document in the ITT pack. One-to-one demonstration video calls will be held between 15.4.2020 and 17.4.2020, for which bidders will be asked to be available. These video calls will be recorded. Details will be notified to bidders as soon as possible after the bid submission deadline.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2019/S 212-520100

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 27/03/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 27/03/2020

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 invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders website at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=219049

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

(MT Ref:219049)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

UK

Telephone: +44 3450103503

E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Internet address(es)

URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

20/02/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72321000 Added-value database services Database services
72500000 Computer-related services IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72300000 Data services IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72320000 Database services Data services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
andrea.howard@ukbiobank.ac.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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