Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) Access Services.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Radio, TV & Communications Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 6,686 valued Radio, TV & Communications Equipment tenders in our corpus.
The Dynamic Purchase System has been established on behalf of UK public sector bodies who have a need for the provision of data access services, to facilitate connectivity to the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) and additional network services.
Non public sector entities may also use the DPS Agreement in order to (i) satisfy contractual obligations to one or more public sector bodies, all of which are entitled to use the DPS on their own account; or (ii) deliver Health and/or Social Care services to benefit the public.
Successful bidders will be required to meet the published criteria including HSCN Compliance to be appointed to the DPS.
Suppliers will also be asked to confirm whether they are capable of offering Public Services Network (PSN) compliant services, although this is not mandatory.
Suppliers who are successfully appointed to the DPS will be invited to submit tenders by Contracting Bodies through a Call for Competition.
What the supplier must deliver
Non public sector entities may also use
Non public sector entities may also use the DPS Agreement in order to (i) satisfy contractual obligations to one or more public sector bodies, all of which are entitled to use the DPS on their own account; or (ii) deliver Health and/or Social Care services to benefit the public.
Successful bidders will be required to meet
Successful bidders will be required to meet the published criteria including HSCN Compliance to be appointed to the DPS.
Suppliers will also be asked to confirm
Suppliers will also be asked to confirm whether they are capable of offering Public Services Network (PSN) compliant services, although this is not mandatory.
Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.
Make the case to bid
Reveal who to approach at Crown Commercial Service, and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.
The full intelligence dossier
Our agent reads Crown Commercial Service’s accounts, hunts live signals, finds the people who decide — and hands you a bid strategy plus a go-to-market influence plan, including what your team should post this week. You approve every paid step.
Ask me about this tender, the buyer, who wins their work, or whether you should bid.
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-039706
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Buyer ref
- 001009-2023
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.
Who wins this kind of work
The suppliers and buyers around this opportunity — drawn from official award data. Drag to orbit; click a node to explore.
Top suppliers & buyers in Radio, TV & Communications Equipment
Crown Commercial Service’s tender network
Assembling the network…
Similar open tenders
A DPS for sustainable and ethically sourced goods and services, delivering social value in local communities
BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Framework for the provision of ICT services and Hardware to Education (Your Education Technology)
NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST