Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c6c-0ad5-73b8-82ad-3c72226db069/protas-procurement-of-technical-consultancy-to-co-develop-requirements-specifi closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Protas - Procurement of technical consultancy to co-develop requirements specification for an integrated clinical trials management platform. [Quality by Randomization Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/quality-by-randomization-limited) Estimated value £100,000 Published 30 Jul 2021 Deadline Closed 30 Aug 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 is a new organisation to improve the process of developing and testing new medicines. Its objective is to make the way that new medicines are tested more efficient and more cost effective. ï‚· As part of its offering to customers in the life sciences sector it will develop a trials management platform that integrates the end-to-end process from trial design to data analysis and reporting. ï‚· Once Protas has defined its specification for the trials management platform, it will undertake a procurement process to identify an infrastructure provider to produce (and operate) the IT platform on behalf of Protas. The IT platform will need to be configurable, modular, scaleable and re-useable. ï‚· The purpose of this RfP exercise is to appoint a technical consultancy to assist Protas in developing and refining Protas's specification for the design and technical architecture for the IT platform. The deliverable will be a detailed technical requirements specification for the IT platform for use in the subsequent procurement process for an infrastructure provider. ï‚· The technical consultancy should have relevant expertise in the design and technical architecture of comparable systems, the ability to incorporate existing systems and applications as well as undertaking specific coding development, expertise in data ingress and egress, communications networks, cloud strategy, security and data standards for health data and the ability to define the interoperability of the different off-the-shelf components. ï‚· Details of the process for selecting a technical consultancy to support Protas in this phase of work are included in the procurement document. Responses should be by e-mail to the contact listed in the RfP no later than the time specified Read full description ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3bb660dd-a066-42e2-9656-f3041bcfebce) 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. 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