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PHE - Corporate - ICT - Foodswitch licence agreement via STA

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND

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25 Mar 2021 at 22:56

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Public Health England (PHE), which is a part of the Department of Health and Social Care, aiming to award a contract for an ICT service titled "Foodswitch licence agreement via STA." This procurement falls under the services industry, specifically data capture services (CPV code 72313000). The procurement method was limited, with the rationale indicating that The Global Institute for Global Health is the sole supplier of the required food attribute data due to technical reasons. The contract was signed on 18 March 2021, and delivery is expected to occur within the UK.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in data services and applications. Companies engaged in health tech, app development, and data management would be particularly well-suited to compete for similar future tenders. With PHE prioritising the enhancement of user experience through their Change4Life Food Scanner app, firms that can provide innovative solutions to improve data accuracy and user engagement may find substantial prospects for collaboration and contract opportunities in this sector.

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Notice Title

PHE - Corporate - ICT - Foodswitch licence agreement via STA

Notice Description

Public Health England, an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) (hereafter referred to as "Public Health England" or "PHE" also referred to as the "Contracting Authority" or the "Authority" or the "Employer") wishes to award The George Institute for Global Health a contract for PHE's Change4Life Food Scanner app to help parents take control of their children's snacking.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The George Institute for Global Health will source data which are not covered by our supplier and physically go out and document the product information and send us the results. This is a vital part of the Food Scanners data to ensure we have a better experience for our users. The current software has a crowdsourcing functionality within the app, this allows users to take pictures of any products which aren't found within the database and send them through and API to get processed via their team and then sent back to PHE to surface within the app.

Procurement Information

The George Institute for Global Health have confirmed that they are the sole supplier / supplier of Food Switch data system and its proprietary algorithms that will be used to provision the requested food attribute data. Therefore, the direct award is based on PCR Reg. 32.2b (ii) which state that; The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:-- (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons (Sole supplier statement provided as evidence to state they are the only supplier able to supply the services. We also did a market research and a google search and was unable to find a suitable supplier that can provide this type of product.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029f7f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006157-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72313000 - Data capture services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
anwar.hossain@phe.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2083277847

Buyer Location

Locality
SALISBURY
Postcode
SP2 0QT
Post Town
Salisbury
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Till Valley
Westminster Constituency
East Wiltshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH

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