The top prior information notices

This week’s featured PIN

Buyer: HealthTrust Europe
Title: Framework: Medical transcription services
The lowdown: HealthTrust Europe, working on behalf of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, is planning to put in place a £100m framework covering medical transcription services. The framework, a tender notice for which is expected to be published by the end of the month, will be available to all NHS trusts in the UK.

The best of the rest

Buyer: Network Rail
Title: National Gauging Database (NGD)
Register interest deadline: 24 June 2020
Value: £N/A

The top tenders

This week’s featured tender

Buyer: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Title: Framework: Digital services and solutions
The lowdown: The most valuable tender of the week comes from the BBC, which is looking to put in place a framework for digital services and solutions. The framework is worth £12m and prospective suppliers have until 16 July to apply.

The best of the rest

Buyer: Police Scotland
Title: Data Drives Digital project
Deadline: 8 July 2020
Value: £6m

Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services
Title: Standardised system for designing, capturing and analysing feedback information from service users
Deadline: 8 July 2020
Value: £2m

Buyer: Department for Education
Title: User experience and design capabilities
Deadline: 22 June 2020
Value: £1.5m

Buyer: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Title: Enhancing visitor experience (EVE programme)
Deadline: 27 July 2020
Value: £1.5m

The top awards

This week’s featured award

Buyer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Supplier: Epic Bristol
Title: Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system
The lowdown: Epic Bristol has secured the largest contract of the week: a mammoth £181m deal to provide an electronic patient record system to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. The deal went to competitive tender, but only one other supplier put forward a bid.

The best of the rest

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)
Supplier: Capgemini
Title: Future Operational Service Management services (FOSM)
Award date: 11 June 2020
Value: £161m

Buyer: Home Office
Supplier: Sopra Steria
Title: Back office services
Award date: 9 June 2020
Value: £65m

Buyer: Joint Forces Command (JFC)
Supplier: Fujitsu
Title: Interoperability Gateway 2
Award date: 10 June 2020
Value: £24m

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