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Q-Pulse (Workbench) - support and maintenance

MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY

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Award

06 Dec 2018 at 10:54

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "Q-Pulse (Workbench) - support and maintenance" has been initiated by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, located in London, UK. This tender falls under the IT services industry category, specifically focusing on consulting and software development. The procurement method used was selective, via a call-off from a framework agreement, with a tender period that ended on 18 September 2018. The awarded contract, valued at £29,604, has a start date of 30 September 2018 and runs until 29 September 2020.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in document management systems and IT support services. Companies with expertise in quality management systems that fulfil ISO compliance standards would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Given that the awarding supplier is IDEAGEN PLC, businesses can consider strategic partnerships or innovative solutions to carve a niche in the maintenance and support of document management infrastructures within the health sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Q-Pulse (Workbench) - support and maintenance

Notice Description

NIBSC requires a document management system to support the quality management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 17025 and EDQM) and legal requirements for HTA Research and Human Application sectors. Each of these standards have specific requirements for document control process which are currently fulfilled by an electronic document control system called Workbench (WB). Workbench has been used to provide document control at NIBSC since 2003 when Ideagen was selected following a procurement process to find the most appropriate document management system. In 2015 Ideagen purchased the Q-Pulse system from Gael (previous Q-Pulse owner) and have subsequently decided to retire the Workbench system and to support Q-Pulse only which provides all the same functionality as Workbench.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-659c7890-349a-4a53-9e77-22781fb57e74
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e14604b-a821-4c5f-9e54-95681d9f01cb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£29,604 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£29,604 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Dec 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Sep 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Sep 20187 years ago
Contract Period
29 Sep 2018 - 29 Sep 2020 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IDEAGEN

Further Information

Notice Documents

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