Published date: 5 October 2021

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 26 October 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000

  • Scanner document feeders - 30124520

  • Digital switching equipment - 32546000

    • Scanners - 38520000

    • Photographic equipment - 38650000

    • Hardware - 44316400

    • Documentation services - 79131000

    • Scanning services - 79999100

Location of contract

NE15 8NY

Procurement reference

CF-0396700D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

5 October 2021

Closing date

26 October 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Request for Information for the provision of document scanning equipment consisting of hardware, software and any associated maintenance services.

The NHSBSA is one of Europe's specialist healthcare scanning operations with a proven track record of handling, scanning, retrieving and securely destroying documents to create digital records.

The NHSBSA scan a variety of documents and this pre-market engagement exercise is to determine the technology (equipment and software) available to help the organisation continue to provide scanning services to our clients.

This invitation to participate in the RFI has been published on the Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder.

At this stage we are seeking high-level input to enable us to assess the market and to inform any future investment and resulting procurement process.

Suppliers who register an interest are invited to attend 1-2-1 sessions being held on 21st October 2021. Written RFI responses are requested for 26th October 2021.

Interested parties must register an interest in this RFI via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (search opportunities using system reference C46514).

Suppliers should note that this RFI is a market research exercise only and it is not an invitation to tender or invitation to offer an agreement.


About the buyer

Contact name

NHSBSA Commercial Services

Address

Stella House
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
GB

Email

nhsbsa.commercialservicesteam@nhs.net