Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
UK
Contact person: Rupert Hatch
E-mail: rupert.hatch@soeprocurement.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.porthosp.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.soeprocurement.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepsprovider/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
IT Technology Services Support
Reference number: F13712
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A reputable and experienced supplier is sought, who is able to demonstrate a consistent and successful trackrecord in providing IT technology services, both in delivering regular and routine functions and working with customers on specific one-off schemes and projects. Typical services the Trust will require will include:
— strategy and service design consultancy,
— transition and transformation,
— operational services and support,
— specialist resources and services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
72110000
72120000
72130000
72140000
72150000
72100000
72200000
72210000
72220000
72230000
72240000
72250000
72260000
72610000
51610000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ31
Main site or place of performance:
Main hospital site is at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY with a few other peripheral sites in the Portsmouth and surrounding area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A reputable and experienced supplier is sought, who is able to demonstrate a consistent and successful track record in providing IT technology services support, both in delivering regular and routine functions and working with customers on specific one-off schemes and projects. Typical services the Trust will require will include:
• strategy and service design consultancy: providing access to specialist resources to support needs ranging from business capability assessment through to specification of applications and toolsets.
• transition and transformation: providing access to resources to support implementation and deployment of strategy and services, programme and project support and legacy system/service decommissioning.
• operational services and support: providing access to resources to support services, processes and tools required to manage technology provision including end user support, operational maintenance and security, supply chain management and data management. Specifically this will include requirements for 24/7 hardware break and fix support and an IT incident management service.
• specialist resources and services: provision of access to specialist resources and service, including but not limited to IT security and software and app development.
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: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The core contract term will be 36 months with two 12-month optional extension periods to give maximum contract duration of 60 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 candidates, if there at least 5 that are deemed suitably experienced and qualified, will be chosen based on submitted responses to the selection questionnaire.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
See selection questionnaire and other procurement documents.
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
Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/12/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
17/12/2020
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This notice relates to a previous Prior Information Notice (2020-059021) published 7 May 2020 and accompanying Request for Information. This PIN and accompanying RFI were for market engagement purposes only and Candidates wishing to respond to this opportunity now do not need to have seen or responded to this earlier PIN..
Candidates must submit completed responses to the selection questionnaire by 12.00 noon on Thursday 10 December 2020 in order to express their interest in this opportunity. The selection questionnaire and draft Invitation to Tender documents will be available free of charge form the NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS) In-Tend e-tendering portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepsprovider/aspx/Home under the title of IT Technology Services Support and with reference F13712. Registration to the SoEPS In-Tend e-tendering portal is free of charge.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/11/2020