Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
Contact
Abdul Alim
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG3 - West Midlands
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UHB End Point Management Solution - Market Engagement
Reference number
PROC.08.0465
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72260000 - Software-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and various Community Services. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites UHB currently employs over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to enable UHB to gain a better understanding of what sort of providers and how many exist in the market, and improve the confidentiality, integrity, availability and authenticity of its systems and infrastructure.Suppliers who are able to offer a solution relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-009506
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.2.4.1
Place of text to be modified
Description of procurement
Instead of
Text
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to enable UHB to gain a better understanding of what sort of providers and how many exist in the market, and improve the confidentiality, integrity, availability and authenticity of its systems and infrastructure.
Suppliers who are able to offer a solution relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice.
Potential bidders are asked to note that the route to market has not yet been decided and therefore the procurement timetable has not been finalised. The Authority will make a final decision on the most appropriate route market following this engagement exercise. This may be a direct award via an existing public sector framework agreement or alternatively, the Authority may decide to run a competitive process via a mini-competition under a framework or an openly advertised procedure. If the latter, the publication of the ITT will include the publication of a Contract Notice, a Contracts Finder notice, and the ITT documents will be published on the Authority' Atamis e-tendering system.
Read
Text
The Trust intends to engage a service provider for implementing and deploying a cost effective market leading End Point Management Solution across its infrastructure and software to automate operations from discovery to management and resolve vulnerabilities that could be exploited.
The software should be licence based End Point Management Solution that has an integrated Patch Management and Deployment, both Vulnerability and Patch Management must be provided through one single solution.
The software solution should be capable of identifying, detecting, and responding to various types of cyber threats, including but not limited to malware, viruses, phishing attacks, and other vulnerabilities. It should also provide continuous monitoring and real-time threat detection to prevent any unauthorised access to our network.
The software should be compatible with our existing IT infrastructure, including the operating systems, databases, and applications used within our organisation. It should also be scalable and flexible enough to accommodate future upgrades and changes to our IT environment.
The software should provide comprehensive reports on security risks and provide actionable insights to help our IT security team make informed decisions to protect our organisation's digital assets.
Key attributes that the solution should cover but not limited to: (included within the requirements & briefing note document).
Potential bidders are asked to note that the route to market has not yet been decided and therefore the procurement timetable has not been finalised. The Authority will make a final decision on the most appropriate route market following this engagement exercise. This may be a direct award via an existing public sector framework agreement or alternatively, the Authority may decide to run a competitive process via a mini-competition under a framework or an openly advertised procedure. If the latter, the publication of the ITT will include the publication of a Contract Notice, a Contracts Finder notice, and the ITT documents will be published on the Authority' Atamis e-tendering system.