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Provision of a Southwest Secure Data Environment (SDE) for NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

BNSSG has worked with partners to successfully design, develop, test, and deliver the technical platform for a Secure Data Environment (SDE). This platform provides a controlled and compliant environment for the secure management, sharing, and analysis of sensitive data for the purposes of research. With the technical build now complete and tested, the programme was in business-as-usual phase. Which will deliver a high-quality live service to researchers throughout 26/27. To supplement existing in-house expertise, a technical partner to support the delivery of a cloud-based service and help continue to improve and develop our platform. SW-SDE covers 6 integrated care systems (including hundreds of data controllers), who are engaged through a well-established leadership board. The SW-SDE is hosted by NHS Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB). Allocated funding of up to £200,000 for an initial 12-month contract, with a further £200,000 available for an optional 12-month extension option which can be enacted at BNSSG ICB's discretion. The procurement process was conducted via the Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 Framework agreement. The prescribed buying process was followed to ensure compliant use of the framework set out below: Search and Long list: Key word search through the digital marketplace Filter and short list: Filter applied to short list suppliers to relevant offers Evaluate: Subject matter experts evaluate service offerings and pricing to determine the successful supplier Consensus: the SCW CSU and BNSSG ICB facilitated a consensus session with evaluators to discuss what scores should be given to supplier offers. This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV72221000 — Business analysis consultancy services

Lots

  • BNSSG has worked with partners to successfully design, develop, test, and deliver the technical platform for a Secure Data Environment (SDE). This platform provides a controlled and compliant environment for the secure management, sharing, and analysis of sensitive data for the purposes of research. With the technical build now complete and tested, the programme was in business-as-usual phase. Which will deliver a high-quality live service to researchers throughout 26/27. To supplement existing in-house expertise, a technical partner to support the delivery of a cloud-based service and help continue to improve and develop our platform. SW-SDE covers 6 integrated care systems (including hundreds of data controllers), who are engaged through a well-established leadership board. The SW-SDE is hosted by NHS Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB). Allocated funding of up to £200,000 for an initial 12-month contract, with a further £200,000 available for an optional 12-month extension option which can be enacted at BNSSG ICB's discretion. The procurement process was conducted via the Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 Framework agreement. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14): The prescribed buying process was followed to ensure compliant use of the framework set out below: Search and Long list: Key word search through the digital marketplace Filter and short list: Filter applied to short list suppliers to relevant offers Evaluate: Subject matter experts evaluate service offerings and pricing to determine the successful supplier Consensus: the SCW CSU and BNSSG ICB facilitated a consensus session with evaluators to discuss what scores should be given to supplier offers. This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Additional information: BNSSG ICB conducted an evaluation process based on their responses with 11 Pass/ Fail elements.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C403723
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The awarding decision was approved by the NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB Board. There were no conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision declared. The winning bidder was chosen in line with The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14) This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PCR.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
72221000
Description
Business analysis consultancy services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
BNSSG has worked with partners to successfully design, develop, test, and deliver the technical platform for a Secure Data Environment (SDE). This platform provides a controlled and compliant environment for the secure management, sharing, and analysis of sensitive data for the purposes of research. With the technical build now complete and tested, the programme was in business-as-usual phase. Which will deliver a high-quality live service to researchers throughout 26/27. To supplement existing in-house expertise, a technical partner to support the delivery of a cloud-based service and help continue to improve and develop our platform. SW-SDE covers 6 integrated care systems (including hundreds of data controllers), who are engaged through a well-established leadership board. The SW-SDE is hosted by NHS Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB). Allocated funding of up to £200,000 for an initial 12-month contract, with a further £200,000 available for an optional 12-month extension option which can be enacted at BNSSG ICB's discretion. The procurement process was conducted via the Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 Framework agreement. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14): The prescribed buying process was followed to ensure compliant use of the framework set out below: Search and Long list: Key word search through the digital marketplace Filter and short list: Filter applied to short list suppliers to relevant offers Evaluate: Subject matter experts evaluate service offerings and pricing to determine the successful supplier Consensus: the SCW CSU and BNSSG ICB facilitated a consensus session with evaluators to discuss what scores should be given to supplier offers. This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Additional information: BNSSG ICB conducted an evaluation process based on their responses with 11 Pass/ Fail elements.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
SATRE requirements
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Name
Service Management
Type
quality
Description
0
Criterion 3
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
0
Criterion 4
Name
Non-functional characteristics
Type
quality
Description
0
Criterion 5
Name
Technical Merit & Functional fit
Type
quality
Description
0
Criterion 6
Name
Whole Life cost
Type
cost
Description
20

Options

Description
Optional Extension Term: 12-months

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK12

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-FTS-144222

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street
Locality
Bristol
Region
UKK11
Postal Code
BS16AG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
SIMPSON ASSOCIATES INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-03442572

Identifier

Legal Name
SIMPSON ASSOCIATES INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED
Id
03442572
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Suite 3b 20 George Hudson Street
Locality
York
Region
UKE21
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
NHS BNSSG ICB
Id
GB-FTS-77580

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS BNSSG ICB

Address

Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
027297-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03442572
Name
SIMPSON ASSOCIATES INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
027297-2026-1
Award ID
027297-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
25 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
258,560
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS16AG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK12

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 027297-2026award, contract ·