Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c08-8b47-72be-94ba-1c380755d646/a-framework-agreement-for-the-provision-of-patient-and-non-patient-messaging-ser awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # A framework agreement for the provision of patient and non-patient messaging services [Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/surrey-and-borders-partnership-nhs-foundation-trust) Estimated value £1 to £10,000,000 Published 15 Aug 2016 Deadline Closed 16 Sept 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The aim of this project is to procure a multi-Lot, multi-supplier framework agreement to enable the provision of messaging services to support appointment reminders, Friends and Family tests and other similar requirements, using a range of communications technologies that meet the accompanying specifications and any locally-defined requirements. In addition, the framework suppliers will be required to - ensure continuity of supply, both in terms of volume and content; - provide the means to support the clients in delivering and managing the service in an efficient and cost-effective manner; and - to protect clients against price increases. ### Lot Structure - Lot 1 Messaging services to mobile telephones, e.g., Short Message Services (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS); - Lot 2 Messaging services to computers, e.g., Electronic Mail (eMail) services; - Lot 3 Automated voice messages to a landline of mobile telephone, e.g., Interactive Voice Response (IVR); - Lot 4 Agent Calls; and - Lot 5 A multi-service Lot encompassing a combination of any of the above Lots and potentially, additional linked services, to provide an end-to-end communications service. ## CPV classification Interactive voice response software package Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/080c714e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/surrey-and-borders-partnership-nhs-foundation-trust) [Sector More Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [Software package and information systems – Smart život a služby v meste Liptovský Mikuláš · Mesto Liptovský Mikuláš · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b56-73a0-8eb6-a47a2de359b0/slovakia-software-package-and-information-systems-smart-zivot-a-sluzby-v-mes) [Servers – Dodávka Cisco Catalyst Center · Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v. v. i. · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9f50-7023-a3e7-14aa2b5fbe03/czechia-servers-dodavka-cisco-catalyst-center) [Software package and information systems – System wykrywania anomalii w ruchu SMTP w oparciu o Self-Learning AI · Narodowy Bank Polski · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6291-7294-b080-d589aa9cf0c0/poland-software-package-and-information-systems-system-wykrywania-anomalii-w) [Software package and information systems – AutoDesk Lizenzen · Hamburger Energienetze GmbH · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63e1-72f3-8854-0907e37f21fa/germany-software-package-and-information-systems-autodesk-lizenzen) [IT software package – Dostawa pakietów subskrypcji Microsoft albo pakietów równoważnych · Państwowa Inspekcja Pracy Główny Inspektorat Pracy · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-98e4-702f-a918-9b94f1198862/poland-it-software-package-dostawa-pakietow-subskrypcji-microsoft-albo-pakie) [Servers – Ausschreibung CITRIX Wartungsverlängerung ab 2027 · Hannoversche Informationstechnologien AöR / hannIT · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-615c-713f-93e6-da09a76b2c98/germany-servers-ausschreibung-citrix-wartungsverlangerung-ab-2027)