Networks

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service intends to establish an agreement for use by or 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 telecommunication and network services, to be determined. Non public sector entities may also use the Agreement in order to (i) satisfy contractual obligations to one or more public sector bodies, all of which are entitled to use the Framework Agreement on their own account; (ii) carry out any function of a public nature. Successful bidders will be required to achieve HSCN compliance, it is recommended that suppliers familiarise themselves with HSCN and the compliance process https://digital.nhs.uk/health-social-care-network. Further information regarding industry engagement events and contact information can be found on our pipeline page http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/procurement-pipeline The provision of data access services, to facilitate connectivity to the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) and additional telecommunication and network services, to be determined. It is anticipated that the Services to be covered by this Procurement will be sub-divided into Lots or Categories, the structure to be defined as a result of engagement carried out subsequent to this PIN. Some public sector bodies may also require PSN Services, it is recommended that suppliers familiarise themselves with the PSN and accreditation process https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/public-services-network. Crown Commercial Service use an eTendering System to conduct all of its procurements. You will need to be registered to use the eSourcing portal in order to participate in any CCS procurement opportunities https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk