Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
Emma Hudson
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DHSC: FinOps: Supply Chain Risk Management Market Engagement
Reference number
C298479
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48614000 - Data-acquisition system
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is inviting suppliers of supply chain risk management software to share information about their product. At this early stage, DHSC is wanting to gain a greater understanding of the range of solutions available, that can provide real-time intelligence and insights to identify risks of supply chain disruption for named suppliers, preferably in a cloud-based solution. Suppliers are also invited to provide indicative timescales for system implementation and high-level costings. We are keen to hear from both aggregators of risk data and specialist primary information providers.
At this stage, we request that information is provided in written or recorded audio/visual format only. Suppliers may use their own discretion when determining what information to share, for example; sales literature, presentation slides or videographic information.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI32 - Westminster
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please be advised that, at this stage, this PIN is for investigative purposes only and there is no commitment from DHSC that a procurement exercise will result from this activity.
two.2.14) Additional information
DHSC is looking for solutions that provide supplier intelligence and risk factors in any, some or all of the areas listed below:
Supplier Intelligence
Organisational:
o key organisational changes; M&A activity; major changes in strategic direction etc
o business performance - key contracts won or terminated / press reports
o intel re Environmental / Social / Governance issues
o any persons of interest issues or other fraud / corruption publicity
o any noteworthy litigation issues – across Gov or public sector
Financial:
o financial health reports / key ratio analysis
o viability / supplier failure scores
o share price trends
o warnings re profits or breaches in financial covenants
Supply Chain Transparency
Regulatory:
confirmation of position (either positive in terms of compliance or negative in terms of non-compliance) re key Environmental, Social, Governance issues
o modern slavery
o net zero position
o fraud / corruption / key person risk
External Risk Factors
confirmation of position (either positive in terms of compliance or negative in terms of non-compliance) re other key risk factors
o cyber security
o supply chain management – such as prompt payment performance
o geo political exposure – either from a product / commodity risk perspective or from perspective of sourcing from politically compromised countries
Supply Markets Intelligence:
For selected supply markets that we are interested in:
• market size;
• existing suppliers; potential suppliers
• key players; trends;
• key info to undertake for SWOT, PESTEL etc
• info for price / cost benchmarking; VFM assessments; info for should cost models
• market risk analysis – geopolitical; reliance on few suppliers; technological changes etc
Please send relevant information to Elle.Mothersole@dhsc.gov.uk and Tom.McCox@dhsc.gov.uk by Friday 23rd August 2024.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
25 July 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes