Award

Purchase of Manzen LIMS Support & Development Services

BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Nov 2021 at 17:43

Award

14 Sep 2021 at 09:13

Summary of the contracting process

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has completed a procurement process titled "Purchase of Manzen LIMS Support & Development Services," classified under health and social work services. The procurement method was a limited tender without prior publication, necessitated by the exclusive rights held by Tissue Typing Systems (UK) Ltd over the software essential for the Trust's laboratory operations. This process was completed during the procurement stages on various dates, with contracts amounting to £190,000 signed for the services provided.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software support and development within the health sector, particularly those offering unique or proprietary solutions. Companies possessing expertise in laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and capable of fulfilling specific technical requirements would be ideally positioned to engage in similar future procurement processes, thus potentially expanding their market reach and enhancing service offerings.

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Notice Title

Purchase of Manzen LIMS Support & Development Services

Notice Description

Purchase of Manzen LIMS Support & Development Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Purchase of Manzen LIMS Support & Development Services

Procurement Information

No other reasonable alternative exists for this procurement, this system is essential to enable the Laboratories in Belfast Health and Social Care Trust to function. Tissue Typing Systems UK have exclusive rights over the software, licenses and updates for this system. This is an interim arrangement and a replacement in the short-term is not a reasonable alternative as it would require extensive ICT infrastructure, validation and integration work that would result in significant disruption and lead to disproportionate technical difficulties that would impact on the Trusts ability to provide a Laboratory Service and ability to deliver patient care. The wider market has been consulted as part of the tender process for the replacement the LIMS system. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e05a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027609-2021
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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£190,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Sep 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
Contact Name
Norma Moore
Contact Email
norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT9 7AB
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Blackstaff
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TISSUE TYPING SYSTEMS (UK

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