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GP IT Systems

NHS Forth Valley

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20 Aug 2021 at 11:04

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves NHS Forth Valley, which is seeking to continue services for GP IT Systems crucial for patient administration and clinical applications across 51 practices in the NHS Forth Valley Board region. This process is currently at the Award stage, with the contract valued at £610,000 having been signed on 21 July 2021. The procurement falls under the industry category of IT services and is executed through a limited procurement method, specifically an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Delivery addresses are situated in the region of UKM76, and there is an opportunity to extend the current services for a period of 24 months while transitioning to new systems provided under the framework agreement by National Services Scotland.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in IT services, particularly those that specialise in consulting, software development, and medical applications. Companies that can demonstrate compliance with essential functional requirements and have experience in delivering IT solutions to healthcare organisations will be well-suited to compete for contracts associated with this procurement. As NHS systems are transitioning, there is potential for growth in providing ongoing support and development services, making this an attractive opportunity for businesses looking to expand within the public health sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GP IT Systems

Notice Description

GP IT Systems for patient administration, clinical applications, and associated services for 51 practices in the NHS Forth Valley Board region currently provided by EMIS Health. These applications comply with the Scottish Enhanced Functionality (SEF) requirement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Forth Valley 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 a further 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/S 024-053582). 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. Validation has not been reached by any of the contractors. This modification 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/S 024-053582]. 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d748
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020441-2021
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
£610,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Forth Valley
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK9 4SW
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM76 Falkirk
Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling North
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EMIS Ltd

Further Information

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