Provision of marketing and communications services to Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health ScienceNetwork.

KSS AHSN exists to bring together the best of industry, academia, health and social care in a sustainable network to spread healthcare innovation at pace and scale and deliver high quality care within a vibrant local life sciences economy.

We are a social enterprise, licensed in summer 2013, and part of a network of fifteen Academic Health Science Networks across England. We are a membership organisation working for NHS, higher education, local government and industry organisations in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. We work closely with existing networks that share members' ambitions to improve care, with leaders and committed staff across the South East of England.

KSS AHSN is seeking a partner/provider to develop and provide a marketing and communications service. Our investment in communications and marketing is intended to help us improve health, improve care, andimprove value for money, more quickly by: a — deepening our partnership with key stakeholders;

b — strengthening collaboration with Industry, Academia and Social Care with the NHS, using the strength ofour NHS connections across Kent, Surrey and Sussex

c — applying our dynamic ‘task and finish’ approach to project work, with novel, disruptive, thinking andpartnerships.

d — growing our paying membership community and broadening the network;

e — supporting our transition from central funding to income from customers receiving a service they value andsupport financially;

f — raising the profile of KSS AHSN by broadcasting what we have achieved and the value of our ongoing work in support of preventative health, early clinical intervention, improvement to population health, and reducing reliance on emergency hospital admissions; g — enhancing the profile and reputation of the wider AHSN Network and its work;

h — increasing satisfaction of national stakeholders, contract assurers, members and customers.

Additional information: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.