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Procurement of General Practice Appointment Booking Services for practices in North East London ICB

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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29 Oct 2024 at 14:19

Summary of the contracting process

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit has concluded a procurement process for the provision of General Practice Appointment Booking Services for NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB). The contract, valued at £659,337.68, has been awarded to Accurx Limited. This contract commences on 1st July 2024 and runs until 30th September 2025, with an initial period of 9 months and an option to extend by a further 6 months. The procurement method employed was a call-off from the CCS G-Cloud 13 Framework. This service will enable patients in North East London to book appointments across various clinics, integrating with existing GP clinical systems and supporting the modernisation of general practice. The industry category is Software Package and Information Systems, and the services will be delivered in London, UK.

This tender creates significant business growth opportunities for companies providing digital healthcare solutions, particularly SMEs specialising in cloud software and systems integration. Businesses involved in developing or maintaining software packages for the healthcare industry, especially those that can meet the requirements of modern digital pathways in general practice, would find this contract well-suited. Additionally, the structured procurement method via the G-Cloud framework ensures that only qualified suppliers are considered, providing fair competition and a clear pathway for suitable specialised SMEs to engage in public sector contracts.

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Notice Title

Procurement of General Practice Appointment Booking Services for practices in North East London ICB

Notice Description

The NHS England National Commercial and Procurement Hub supported NHS North East London ICB to place a new contract for the provision of a General Practice Appointment Booking solution to replace the national contract for appointment booking supplied by Accurx Limited which expired on 30th June 2024. NHS North East London ICB's requirement is for an appointment booking solution that enables booking of appointments by patients into GP clinics, long term condition clinics and vaccination clinics with integration with GP clinical systems. The solution is required to meet the digital pathways capabilities that support Modernising General Practice (MGP). A call-off process from the CCS G-Cloud 13 Framework (RM1557.13) Lot 2: Cloud software was undertaken in accordance with the G-Cloud 13 buyers guide to identify the most suitable provider to deliver requirements. The contract has been awarded to Accurx Limted. The contract is awarded for an initial period of 9 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e850a677-8cc0-49b7-a323-0b1f360d928f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4389aac6-763d-4529-93aa-27aa4110ef51
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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£659,337 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£659,337 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20241 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2024 - 30 Sep 2025 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Garry Mitchell
Contact Email
garry.mitchell@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E15 1DA
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ACCURX

Further Information

Notice Documents

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