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Purchase of Oracle Support Renewals HSC Oracle Estate

BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S

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28 Mar 2022 at 08:49

Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation I T S has completed a procurement process for the purchase of Oracle Support Renewals for its Oracle estate, with a contract valued at £700,000 signed on 28th March 2022. This procurement falls under the category of IT services, specifically relating to consulting, software development, and support. The process was conducted via a limited tender method, emphasizing protection of exclusive rights, and was classified under the CPV code 72000000. The contract is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and aims to support various Health and Social Care (HSC) applications that rely on Oracle products.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for companies specialised in IT services that hold expertise in Oracle applications and support. Businesses that can provide advanced technical assistance, software development, and consulting services may find themselves well-positioned to compete in future similar procurements. Those familiar with Oracle's advanced support frameworks and capable of navigating public sector contracts will especially benefit from engaging in this sector.

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Notice Title

Purchase of Oracle Support Renewals HSC Oracle Estate

Notice Description

BSO ITS wish to renew their annual renewal of Oracle Licences and Advanced Customer Support(ACS). Oracle is used by a number of HSC applications including A&E, NIECR, NIMATs, HSC Pensions, Regional Data Warehouse, LCID and Procare. Additional Oracle software was acquired in recent years for projects and to cope with growth of systems - GPIP, NHSCT PARIS and HSC Growth. Oracle Corporation has sole technical rights to their products. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the procurement of Oracle Licences has been established by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) which BSO are named on. Oracle Corporation has agreed that the discounts negotiated (75.5% off list price) through CCS will be honoured for orders placed by BSO - this discount applies to both capital and revenue expenditure.

Lot Information

Lot 1

BSO ITS wish to renew their annual renewal of Oracle Licences and Advanced Customer Support(ACS). BSO ITS have used Oracle Advanced Support Assistance via their Advanced Customer Support service since 2011 to provide priority support, system health checks and escalation to Oracle expertise that would otherwise be unavailable to us in order to maintain the operation of our business critical Oracle database systems. Oracle is used by a number of HSC applications including A&E, NIECR, NIMATs, HSC Pensions, Regional Data Warehouse, LCID and Procare. Additional Oracle software was acquired in recent years for projects and to cope with growth of systems - GPIP, NHSCT PARIS and HSC Growth. Oracle Corporation has sole technical rights to their products. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the procurement of Oracle Licences has been established by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) which BSO are named on. Oracle Corporation has agreed that the discounts negotiated (75.5% off list price) through CCS will be honoured for orders placed by BSO - this discount applies to both capital and revenue expenditure. The BOS Framework is not fully operational at present. It is expected that it could take at least another month before this could be used as a route to market.

Procurement Information

BSO ITS wish to renew their annual renewal of Oracle Licences and Advanced Customer Support(ACS). BSO ITS have used Oracle Advanced Support Assistance via their Advanced Customer Support service since 2011 to provide priority support, system health checks and escalation to Oracle expertise that would otherwise be unavailable to us in order to maintain the operation of our business critical Oracle database systems. Oracle is used by a number of HSC applications including A&E, NIECR, NIMATs, HSC Pensions, Regional Data Warehouse, LCID and Procare. Additional Oracle software was acquired in recent years for projects and to cope with growth of systems - GPIP, NHSCT PARIS and HSC Growth. Oracle Corporation has sole technical rights to their products. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the procurement of Oracle Licences has been established by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) which BSO are named on. Oracle Corporation has agreed that the discounts negotiated (75.5% off list price) through CCS will be honoured for orders placed by BSO - this discount applies to both capital and revenue expenditure. The BOS Framework is not fully operational at present. It is expected that it could take at least another month before this could be used as a route to market.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0326c5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008235-2022
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

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


CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Mar 20223 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
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S
Contact Name
Catherine Fegan
Contact Email
cathy.fegan@hscni.net
Contact Phone
+44 2895362561

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT1 4JE
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
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ORACLE

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