The top prior information notices

This week’s featured PIN

Buyer: Ofcom
Title: ICT services
The lowdown: The communications regulator Ofcom is looking to outsource its IT services to a single provider in a deal worth up to £37m. According to the tender notice, the provider will be tasked with supplying user support services, management of cloud hosting and storage services and network management. Prospective suppliers can register their interest via the details provided here.

The best of the rest

Buyer: Highways England
Title: Framework: IT products and managed services
Deadline for registering interest: 28 September 2020
Value: £1bn

Buyer: Highways England
Title: Framework: Operational technology services
Deadline for registering interest: 28 September 2020
Value: £950m

Buyer: Police Scotland
Title: Forensic services core operating system
Deadline for registering interest: 25 September 2020
Value: £N/A

Buyer: Brent Council
Title: New technology enabled care service
Estimated publication date: 21 August 2020
Value: £1.1m

The top tenders

This week’s featured tender

Buyer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Title: Electronic Patient Records (EPR) system
The lowdown: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is the latest NHS trust to invest in an electronic patient record system. The trust is looking to splash a massive £400m on the technology in what is set to be one of the biggest deals of its kind. Prospective suppliers have until 1 October to register interest.

The best of the rest

Buyer: Kent Council
Title: Framework: CCTV and access solutions
Deadline: 25 September 2020
Value: £500m

Buyer: Joint Forces Command
Title: Support for an existing geospatial intelligence system
Deadline: 27 September 2020
Value: £100m-250m

Buyer: East Sussex Council
Title: Modernising Back Office Systems (MBOS) programme services
Deadline: 21 September 2020
Value: £25m

The top awards

This week’s featured award

Buyer: Care Quality Commission
Supplier: KPMG
Title: Regulatory platform implementation partner
The lowdown: The professional services giant KPMG has secured the largest award that was unveiled last week: a £7.5m deal to develop and build a new regulatory platform for the Care Quality Commission. The contract covers high-level solution, functional and technical design, as well as data architecture provision and a number of other services. It came into effect on 21 August and will remain in place for a year.

The best of the rest

Buyer: Government Digital Service
Supplier: MMGRP
Title: Services related to GOV.UK Notify SMS messaging
Award date: 26 August 2020
Value: £4.4m

Buyer: Government Digital Service
Supplier: Firetext Communications
Title: SMS provider for GOV.UK Notify
Award date: 26 August 2020
Value: £4.4m

Buyer: HM Land Registry
Supplier: FutureGov
Title: User centred design to build knowledge and capability
Award date: 24 August 2020
Value: £3.2m

Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services
Supplier: Healthcare Communications
Title: Patient communication and hybrid mail offsite solution
Award date: 22 August 2020
Value: £2m

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