Tender

NU/1960 Supply and Installation of a Randomisation System

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

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27 Oct 2023 at 08:59

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Newcastle University has initiated a tender process with the title "NU/1960 Supply and Installation of a Randomisation System" under the industry category of Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on December 15, 2023, and a contract period starting on December 30, 2023, and ending on December 16, 2028. The total contract value is GBP 400,000, with an open procurement method. The procurement is seeking cloud-based solutions to be used for clinical trials, with access required from multiple locations across the UK and globally.

This tender opportunity by Newcastle University for a randomisation system presents a growth opportunity for businesses specialising in information systems or technology strategic review and planning services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would particularly find this tender suitable for competing. The system requirements include features such as web-based interface access, user profile support for trial setup, management and data extraction. Businesses with expertise in cloud-based solutions for clinical trials and a track record of compliance with regulatory requirements would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NU/1960 Supply and Installation of a Randomisation System

Notice Description

Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU) is a UKCRC Registered CTU that works in collaboration with investigators to design and deliver trials and studies answering important questions, whose findings bring substantial impact; it has a portfolio across many health and care disciplines and from different funders (public, commercial, and charitable). There are currently over 40 active interventional trials with a total funding value is excess of PS50m, these include international trials and studies and a growing portfolio of trials with adaptive designs. Most of the portfolio are regulated by the Medicines for Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). NCTU works in a demanding and constantly evolving ethical, legal, regulatory and scientific landscape, across multiple countries. We seek opportunities for faster, more efficient, cost effective, and better research. NCTU requires systems that ensure robust trial and study design are conducted in line with MHRA and other legislated regulatory requirements that stand up to international scrutiny. Systems must be suitable for use in academic trials unit and ensure they operate in a way which is complaint with applicable legislation and should combine excellent functionality with customisability that will also require the set-up time of trials and studies to be minimised without impacting on staff time needed to develop, test, and deploy trials and studies within the system. Staff move between locations to work, including from NHS Trusts and from home, and thus secure access from any location is needed to both build and manage the systems. The scope is for the supply, implementation and support for a randomisation system to be used for clinical trials by all members of NCTU, and by trial teams across multiple clinical sites, nationally and globally. The requirements are for established cloud-based, off the shelf solutions which are in use within clinical trial environments. The system must be accessed via a web-based interface. The system must have different user profiles to support the setting up, management and data extraction for statistical analysis. These should include the user types detailed in Sections 2.5.1.6. Newcastle University is not classified as a contracting authority and as such is not obliged to comply with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR), although we may choose to do so if required by a public funding body. For the avoidance of doubt, this opportunity is not being tendered as a regulated procedure under PCR but will follow an equivalent procedure deemed by the University to be fair and transparent. This ITT is issued as a competitive procurement procedure, publicly advertised on the University's e-tender system ProContract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1de51756-4983-4163-8fae-fcec79a7d964
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ff49988-e90e-470e-8a93-0dff33fb9951
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Dec 2023 - 16 Dec 2028 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 7RU
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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