Planning

External Assurance Review of MPFT Digital Data and Information Team

  • Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070393

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d8d3

Published 3 November 2025, 11:59am



Scope

Description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is initiating a pre-market engagement exercise to invite expressions of interest from suppliers and assess market capacity for the potential provision of External Assurance Review of MPFT Digital Data and Information Team. NHS England instructed Trusts to focus on cutting 50% of the growth of Corporate/Infrastructure Services since 2018/19, and MPFT's own financial plan has identified opportunities across the MPFT Digital team's pay and non-pay budgets to support the Trust reach a break-even financial position. Whilst it has been possible to draw together an Equality Impact Assessment for the wider MPFT Digital infrastructure, there is a need to seek external review and assurance of opportunities for the Trust's Data and Information Team where this has not been possible to date.

Total value (estimated)

  • £12,500 excluding VAT
  • £15,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 24 November 2025 to 31 December 2025
  • 1 month, 7 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Contract locations

  • UKG - West Midlands (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

14 November 2025

Engagement process description

The Trust will engage suppliers through a structured Request for Information process. Interested suppliers will be invited to complete a response template. Responses should be submitted by 9am, Friday 14th November 2025 via email to procurement@mpft.nhs.uk


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

17 November 2025


Contracting authority

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXZL-3531-QQZP

Trust HQ, Corporation Street,

Stafford

ST16 3AG

United Kingdom

Contact name: Bethan Davies

Telephone: +44 03007907000

Email: bethan.davies@mpft.nhs.uk

Website: http://www.mpft.nhs.uk/

Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government