Provision of Online Literature Search Services

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency is responsible for regulating the safety and efficacy of medicines and medical devices in the UK. The agency is comprised of three organisations – the MHRA which is the regulatory authority; NIBSC - The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control and CPRD - The Clinical Practice Research Datalink. The agency employs several hundred scientific staff who need access to the world’s biomedical literature in order to carry out their work. Staff are expected to be able to carry out their own searches and therefore need to use a system that is user-friendly and can assist with their workflow, enabling easy retrieval of the full text articles where possible.

Additional information: Instructions How to respond to this Tender

1 - Register your company on the e-Sourcing portal (this is only required once): 1.1 - Go to www.phe.bravosolution.co.uk. Please note the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency uses the PHE portal. 1.2 - Click the link to register. 1.3 - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue'. 1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete. 1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

2 - Express an Interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box.

3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). 3.2 - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. 3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). 3.4 - You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page.

If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the e-Tendering help desk.