Awarded

Health Research Authority Principal Operational Systems: Development, Maintenance and Support

Descriptions

The following services are required by the Health Research Authority, an Arm's Length Body of the Department of Health: Systems/Portals/Sites There are two principal systems, IRAS and HARP, and six supplementary systems/portals/sites that will be covered by the service: 1)IRAS: a web based system for applying for the permissions and approvals for health and social care/ community care research in the UK. 2) HARP: a web based management information system used by the HRA, the Social Care REC and the Devolved Administrations for all research ethics applications that require NHS REC review. HARP is used to manage the process of booking applications onto REC committees; recording and measuring the time taken to award decisions, produce correspondence, manage meetings and contacts, and produce research summaries. HARP is also used to manage the HRA Approval process. 3) CAG (Assessment Review Portal): a web based management information system used by the HRA for all CAG applications. CAG is used to store application documents, manage the recording and measuring time taken to award decisions, produce correspondence, and manage meetings and contacts. 4) TOPS: a web based management information system managed by the HRA that aims to prevent participants from taking part too frequently in trials of new medicines. 5) HRA Approval Portal: links to HARP and allows non-HRA staff to view study data and associated documentation. 6) Committee Members Portal: links to HARP and allows REC Committee Members to view study data and associated documentation. 7) Decisions Tool Website: static web page containing information/guidance relating to IRAS. 8) GFI: an intermediary system designed to allow full electronic submission between IRAS and external systems by providing a set of web services. Services to be provided will include: Custom software development Technical architecture management, including software architecture design Production, maintenance and enhancement of Technical documentation Software QA & QC Software development process management Software project management Issue tracking and task management software (JIRA or equivalent) hosting Development and testing environment provision and management Software deployment management 24/7 Windows server support and maintenance Microsoft Internet Information Services administration. Firewall management Provision, management and maintenance of source control (Microsoft TFS) infrastructure 1st line help desk support Helpdesk VoIP/telephony infrastructure 2nd and 3rd line support Systems availability monitoring SQL Server database administration and performance tuning Additional professional services as required on an ad hoc basis Please refer to the procurement documents for further details.

Timeline

Published Date :

2nd Nov 2015 10 years ago

Deadline :

27th Nov 2015 10 years ago

Contract Start :

1st Apr 2016

Contract End :

31st Mar 2021

Tender Regions

Keywords

systems analysis

IP networking

coding services

broadband access

backup-ready OS

software integration

virtual network delivery

global internet backbone

solution architecture

client-server middleware

digital gateway services

system core software

operating system suite

internet connectivity

requirements analysis

web infrastructure

managed connectivity

server lifecycle manager

software programming

software consultancy

storage management OS

network services suite

application engineering

transaction-capable OS

system utility bundle

database engine software

system deployment suite

file system manager

server provisioning engine

data center orchestration tool

high-availability system platform

web connectivity platform

service monitoring dashboard

networking software package

kernel-level database toolset

enterprise information platform

internet access provisioning

server virtualization manager

custom software development

online communication platforms

server infrastructure management

internet intranet application

database OS integrated package

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Status :

Awarded

Procedure :

Open

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Tender

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk