DHSC: FinOps: Supply Chain Risk Management Market Engagement

Concepts

• data acquisition system
• other key risk factorso cyber securityo supply chain management
• supply chain risk management software
• models• market risk analysis
• risk factors
• selected supply markets
• supply chain risk management market engagement
• supply markets intelligence
• chain transparency regulatory
• riskexternal risk factorsconfirmation

Location

London

Description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is inviting suppliers of supply chain risk management software to share information about their product.

Total Quantity or Scope

Please be advised that, at this stage, this PIN is for investigative purposes only and there is no commitment from DHSC that a procurement exercise will result from this activity.

CPV Codes

• 48614000 - Data-acquisition system

Indicators

Other Information

At this early stage, DHSC is wanting to gain a greater understanding of the range of solutions available, that can provide real-time intelligence and insights to identify risks of supply chain disruption for named suppliers, preferably in a cloud-based solution. Suppliers are also invited to provide indicative timescales for system implementation and high-level costings. We are keen to hear from both aggregators of risk data and specialist primary information providers.At this stage, we request that information is provided in written or recorded audio/visual format only. Suppliers may use their own discretion when determining what information to share, for example; sales literature, presentation slides or videographic information. DHSC is looking for solutions that provide supplier intelligence and risk factors in any, some or all of the areas listed below:Supplier Intelligence Organisational:o key organisational changes; M&A activity; major changes in strategic direction etco business performance - key contracts won or terminated / press reportso intel re Environmental / Social / Governance issueso any persons of interest issues or other fraud / corruption publicityo any noteworthy litigation issues – across Gov or public sectorFinancial:o financial health reports / key ratio analysiso viability / supplier failure scoreso share price trendso warnings re profits or breaches in financial covenantsSupply Chain Transparency Regulatory:confirmation of position (either positive in terms of compliance or negative in terms of non-compliance) re key Environmental, Social, Governance issueso modern slaveryo net zero positiono fraud / corruption / key person riskExternal Risk Factorsconfirmation of position (either positive in terms of compliance or negative in terms of non-compliance) re other key risk factorso cyber securityo supply chain management – such as prompt payment performanceo geo political exposure – either from a product / commodity risk perspective or from perspective of sourcing from politically compromised countries Supply Markets Intelligence:For selected supply markets that we are interested in: • market size; • existing suppliers; potential suppliers• key players; trends;• key info to undertake for SWOT, PESTEL etc• info for price / cost benchmarking; VFM assessments; info for should cost models• market risk analysis – geopolitical; reliance on few suppliers; technological changes etc Please send relevant information to Elle.Mothersole@dhsc.gov.uk and Tom.McCox@dhsc.gov.uk by Friday 23rd August 2024.