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GP IT Systems

NHS LOTHIAN

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07 Apr 2021 at 09:32

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves NHS Lothian, which is procuring GP IT Systems for patient administration and clinical applications across 17 practices in the Lothian NHS Board region. This tender, officially titled "GP IT Systems," is classified under the IT services category, specifically consulting and software development. The procurement method used is a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, having been initiated on 15th March 2021. The contract modification will allow for a continued transition of services for an extended period of 24 months, ensuring that practices remain supported during the changeover to new systems.

This tender presents opportunities for IT service providers, particularly those focusing on healthcare solutions, medical software, and patient administration systems. Companies that specialise in medical information systems and computer-related services, especially those experienced in working with NHS contracts, could find this a valuable opportunity to expand their business and increase their market presence in the public healthcare sector. The awarded contract value is £230,000, highlighting the potential for significant business growth in support of NHS operations.

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Notice Title

GP IT Systems

Notice Description

GP IT systems for patient administration, clinical applications and associated services for 17 practices in the Lothian NHS Board region currently provided by EMIS Health Limited. These applications comply with the Scottish Enhanced Functionality (SEF) requirement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Lothian NHS Board require a modification to a contract to provide the continuation of services for GP IT Systems from their current contractor to cover an extended transition period of 24 months to new services provided under the framework agreement by National Services Scotland ['NSS'], on behalf of entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, local authorities, to entities constituted pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, the Scottish Prison Service, GP practices or premises from which GP or primary medical care services are provided, for GP IT Managed Services (OJEU 2019/ S024-053582). This modification allows contractors that have been appointed to the framework agreement to achieve a specified extent of compliance with certain functional and non-functional requirements which were all clearly identified in the procurement documents. This validation exercise is agreed to take 12 months. This modification then allows for 6 months for these practices to agree a new call-off contract following mini competition according to the rules of the framework agreement. This modification allows for a further 6 months transition from old services to new.

Procurement Information

To provide continuation of essential current GP IT clinical system provision until services are replaced by the new services procured under the GP IT managed services framework agreement by NSS [2019/S024-053582]. The contracting authority relies on Regulation 72(1)(b) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 where a change of contractor cannot be made for economic or technical reasons and it would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50 % of the initial contract value.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a30d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007068-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48180000 - Medical software package

48814000 - Medical information systems

48814200 - Patient-administration system

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

72500000 - Computer-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£230,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Apr 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 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
NHS LOTHIAN
Contact Name
George Futcher
Contact Email
giofutcher@gmail.com
Contact Phone
+44 7790839054

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH3 5HY
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM78 West Lothian

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Inverleith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EMIS HEALTH

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