OpenStage · tender 634 days to close

Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) Access Services.

Communications EquipmentCPV 32500000

Value£500.0m

Deadline23 May 2028

Published12 Jan 2023

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 12 Jan 2023634 days leftCloses 23 May 2028

Who to contact

supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

+44 3150103503

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£500.0mtotal contract value

median £101k

this tender£0£540.0m

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.

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The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Non public sector entities may also use

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.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

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45–80 daysof bid-team effort

£30.8k–£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

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%

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