This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve drilled down into the most valuable tenders and awards from the last seven days. Here’s what we found this week…
The top prior information notices
This week’s featured PIN
Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services
Title: Pre-tender for pharmacy automation hardware, software and associated consumables
The lowdown: The NHS has unveiled plans to use robots to automate back office tasks such as stock management in pharmacies, so that staff can spend more time working with patients. The programme, managed through a supplier framework, will improve patient waiting times and clinical workflow, the health service claims in a pre-tender notice. Prospective buyers have until 16 April to register their interest. It’s expected that the contract will be published before September.
Value: N/A
The best of the rest
Buyer: University of York
Title: Pre-tender for a student accommodation and conferencing management system
Deadline for registering interest: 24 March 2020
Value: £N/A
Buyer: London School of Economics
Title: Pre-tender for a centrally supported online assessment platform to support typed, invigilated, on-campus exams
Deadline for registering interest: N/A
Value: £80k
Buyer: Essex Council
Title: Pre-tender for a digital solution to support the timely placement of adults that have been identified as having an eligible need and require a managed care service
Deadline for registering interest: N/A
Value: £N/A
Buyer: University of Nottingham
Title: Pre-tender for inter data centre optical networking services
Deadline for registering interest: 12 March 2020
Value: £N/A
The top tenders
This week’s featured tender
Buyer: Scottish Government
Title: Tender for services related to the electronic counting for Scottish local government elections
Lowdown: The Scottish government has issued one of the largest tenders of the week: a £7.3m deal to cover local elections between 2022 and 2027. The current contract is managed by the outsourcing giant CGI and is worth £6.5m.
Deadline: 21 April 2020
Value: £7.3m
The best of the rest
Buyer: Transport Scotland
Title: Tender for operations and infrastructure services
The lowdown: x
Deadline: 24 April 2020
Value: £70m
Buyer: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Title: Tender for service desk and associated ITSM services
Deadline: 16 April 2024
Value: £18m
Buyer: HM Land Registry
Title: Tender for a Technical Delivery Partner for a range of digital and technical programmes
Deadline: 23 March 2020
Value: £6-8m
Buyer: Department for Education
Title: Tender for project delivery services to support the development of GDS compliant digital services
Deadline: 23 March 2020
Value: £5-9m
The top awards
This week’s featured award
Buyer: Leeds Council
Supplier: Openreach
Title: Full fibre gigabit network infrastructure
The lowdown: Openreach has secured the biggest single deal of the week: a £20.3m deal to provide a full-fibre broadband network to Leeds Council. Once in place, the infrastructure will provide gigabit connections to around 1,400 public sector sites across the city. The contract commenced in February and will remain in place for a decade.
Value: £20.3m
The best of the rest
Buyer: Caerphilly Council and other authorities
Supplier: Various
Title: Framework: education technology, products and associated services
Award date: 13 March 2020
Value: £42.7m
Buyer: North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) and various Authorities
Supplier: Various
Title: Framework: installation and management of data centre management equipment and infrastructure products and related services
Award date: 4 March 2020
Value: £30m
Buyer: HealthTrust Europe on behalf of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Supplier: Various
Title: ICT and digital consultancy solutions
Award date: 9 March 2020
Value: £25m
Buyer: Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
Supplier: Capita
Title: Framework: ICT managed service for education and the wider public sector
Award date: 10 March 2020
Value: £10-200m
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