Pipeline Framework: *AMENDED NOTICE* NHS Bradford, Calderdale, Greater Huddersfield, North Kirklees & Wakefield CCG’s: Information Technology and Networking Services

A pipeline has been launched for *AMENDED NOTICE* NHS Bradford, Calderdale, Greater Huddersfield, North Kirklees & Wakefield CCG’s: Information Technology and Networking ServicesThe contract start Date is 01 April 2019. Approach to market date is 31 October 2018NHS Calderdale CCG (as primary contract holder) on behalf of – (Calderdale, Greater Huddersfield, North Kirklees and Wakefield) and NHS Bradford District CCG (as primary contract holder) on behalf of – (Bradford City, Bradford District and Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG’s) intend to commission a range of information technology services for the 7 CCG’s and their GP practices in two separate contractual arrangements, with an expectation of a single lead provider. The service is anticipated to need a range of flexibility in terms of scope to meet the developing technological maturity of the NHS and changing requirements of the General practice landscape over the life of the contact. It is anticipated that the supplier will hold a contract for up to 7 and 8 years, and include General IT supporting functions of a comprehensive range of services and support innovation and transformation to meet a defined set of outcomes and performance measures. The services to be provided will include (among others):1. Services for Clinical commissioning Groups headquarter corporate functions 2. Services for General Practice clinical And will need to include Service desk, desktop management, infrastructure, server, Network services and management and cyber security services, NHS Registration card service provision and Email services and NHSMail management, Data storage, a range of innovation and development services, software web developments and project management, business change and clinical training services The contract and winning bids will be partially determined through the process being undertaken. The value should be treated as essentially near approximation.The purpose of this PIN is to initiate market engagement and is not being used as a call for competition.The PIN is intended to:Inform the market of the potential future procurement process for IT services in the described CCGs areas above to therefore enable the market to begin to plan for this.It is expected that the contract will be awarded to a single lead provider for the entirety of the service provision.Contract detailsStart Date: NHS Calderdale CCG – 1 April 2019NHS Bradford CCG – 1 April 2020Contract Values:NHS Calderdale CCG – Circa £16.5 Million over the 8 years contract life.NHS Bradford District CCG – Circa £8.8 Million over the 7 years contract lifeThis is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Nhs Calderdale Ccg, 5Th Floor, F Mill, Dean, Clough Mills, HALIFAX HX35AX England. Telephone: 01484 464262. Emailbrenda.powell@greaterhuddersfieldccg.nhs.uk (Brenda Powell)