Published date: 10 March 2021

Last edited date: 1 April 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 March 2021, 6pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Systems testing services - 72254100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£27,500

Procurement reference

tender_266866/932361

Published date

10 March 2021

Closing date

8 March 2021

Closing time

6pm

Contract start date

9 March 2021

Contract end date

8 April 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Award of a contract to NCC Group PLC for the undertaking of one single IT Health Check (ITHC), to be carried out mostly out-of-hours, with a final report provided to document findings.

An ITHC is the last independent assurance step to ensure applications developed by the NHSBSA are, at the time of test, secure to the best of the NHSBSA's and the test company's abilities. ITHC's provide an essential aid to risk identification, vulnerability remediation action closure, across software and hardware solutions, as well as being a requirement of the Government Development Standards.


Award information

Awarded date

8 March 2021

Contract start date

9 March 2021

Contract end date

8 April 2021

Total value of contract

£27,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

NCC Group PLC

Address

Xyz Building 2 Hardman Boulevard, Spinningfields, Manchester, England, M3 3AQ

Reference

Companies House number: 04627044

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Reid

Address

NHS Business Services Authority, Stella House, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
NE15 8NY
England

Email

andrew.reid3@nhs.net