Arden & GEM CSU on Behalf of NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group & GPs and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Provision of Information Technology Services to NHS Dudley CCG & GPs and NHS Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust. The service will include the provision of IT Service Management, Desktop Applications, Data Centre and Resilience, IP Telephony and Network and Communications.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘PQQs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ into your ‘My PQQs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) 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 on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.

CPV Codes: 72222300, 72267100, 7200000, 72223000, 50334100, 50312600, 50312610

Additional information: Please note this advert relates to OJEU Reference: 2016/S 087-154112.

All figures quoted are annual contract values.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘PQQs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ into your ‘My PQQs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) 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 on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.

Please note that the NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group & GPs and the Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust will enter into 3 separate contracts with the successful Provider. It is anticipated that the NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group contract will commence 1st April 2017 and the Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust contract will transition between 1st April 2017 and no later than twelve months after the contract award date, at a date to be confirmed by DWMH. Six months notice will be provided ahead of the services start date for DWMH

These dates may be subject to change. Please note that during the lifetime of this contract, the contracting Authority may enter into a Partnership arrangement with other Trusts within the West Midlands area. Any such partnership arrangements will be covered under the scope of this contracting arrangement. Please note that the TUPE transfer of employees may be applicable to the provision of services.