UK-Leeds: computer equipment and supplies

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

LEEDS

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:212776-2007

Publication Date:

Sept 8, 2007

Buyer:

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH

Original Language:

English

Address:

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH
LEEDS , UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.nihr.ac.uk

Notice Type: 2200 - Prior Information Notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GATT countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 173/2007, #212776-2007
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Prior information or periodic indicative notice
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: Not applicable

Summary:
PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): University of Leeds, for the
National Institute of Health Research, National Institute of Health
Research c/o UK Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre, Arthington
House, Hospital Lane, Contact: as set out at the URL below, UK-Leeds LS16
6QB. E-mail: j.squire@ukcrn.org.uk.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.nihr.ac.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.nihr.ac.uk/
systems_research_information_systems_market_res.aspx.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Health.
Education.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II.B: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT (SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)
II.1) TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONTRACT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
Services in support of the National Institute of Health Research
Information Systems Programme.
II.2) TYPE OF CONTRACT AND PLACE OF DELIVERY OR OF PERFORMANCE: Services.
Service category: No 7.
Main place of performance or of delivery: UK
NUTS code: UK.
II.3) SHORT DESCRIPTION OF NATURE AND QUANTITY OR VALUE OF SUPPLIES OR
SERVICES: The Department of Health launched a new national health research
strategy - Best Research for Best Health - in 1/2007. It sets out the
government’s health research strategy for England to 4/2010. The National
Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has been tasked with delivering the
implementation plans. 'Bureaucracy busting: Research information systems',
is one of these implementation plans and has been tasked with providing
ICT support for the NIHR as a whole. The NIHR IS Programme ('the
Programme') has been formed to develop a unified IT systems architecture
for researchers and NHS research management.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 30200000, 72000000, 73000000,
74000000.
II.6) CONTRACT COVERED BY THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA):
Yes.
II.7) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please refer to the following URL:
http://www.nihr.ac.uk/systems_research_information_systems_market_res.aspx.
The Programme welcomes the views of potential suppliers including goods
and services providers, advisers, private and public sector organisations
and organisations developing and deploying open source applications.
Responses to this notice are welcomed in the manner set out at the above
URL preferably before 21.9.2007. Responses should be made as set out at
the above URL and in particular material should not be posted to the
address set out in section I.1. A procurement based on this notice may be
divided into lots and/or be the subject of more than one contract notice,
at the contracting authority's discretion.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Prior to commencing the procurement of
specific goods and/or services for deployment, the Programme is seeking
the views of potential suppliers in order, amongst other things, to ensure
that those organisations which might supply goods and/or services to the
Programme are comfortable with, and capable of delivering, what the
Programme wants. By supplier, the Programme means any potential supplier
of ICT goods or services (including advice) to the Programme. This
includes private and public sector suppliers and organisations developing
and deploying Open Source applications. Accordingly, the Programme has
prepared a market research document to provide potential suppliers with
the Programme’s initial thoughts on what it wishes to procure, and how.
The views of potential suppliers will help ensure the Programme gets the
most appropriate deals from its procurements, and that the selected
suppliers (public and/or private sector) will be comfortable with what
needs to be delivered and how. It should also ensure that the procurements
are as fast and simple to conduct for all parties as possible. Further
details and relevant documents are available from the URL set out in
section II.7 of this notice.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 7.9.2007.

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