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Integration between the existing Varian Aria Cancer Management System and encompass EHCR

BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION

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30 Jun 2022 at 10:01

Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation (BSO) has completed a procurement process for the integration of the Varian Aria Cancer Management System with the encompass Electronic Health Record (EHCR) system. The procurement falls under the services category within the health industry and was conducted in Belfast, United Kingdom. This was a limited procurement method due to the technical specificity required, with a direct contract awarded to Varian Medical Systems UK Ltd, the sole provider capable of executing this integration. The contract, valued at £142,000, was signed on 31 May 2022 and marked the conclusion of this initiative aimed at enhancing cancer treatment management processes in Northern Ireland.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for IT service providers, particularly those specialising in healthcare software and systems integration. Companies with experience in developing bespoke software solutions or those familiar with oncology systems would be well-suited to engage in similar future procurement processes. As the BSO has acknowledged the necessity for a highly specialised product, businesses that can demonstrate their capabilities in managing complex integrations and provide supportive services may find competitive advantages in upcoming tenders within the public health sector.

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Notice Title

Integration between the existing Varian Aria Cancer Management System and encompass EHCR

Notice Description

HSC Business Services Organisation intends to enter into an agreement with Varian Aria is the medical oncology, haematology and radiotherapy orders management system currently in use across Northern Ireland. Encompass requires to integrate with the Varian Aria system in order to ensure that current regional processes and requirements for cancer treatment management are integrated with encompass EHCR for system go live.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This agreement is for the development and implementation of integration between the Varian Aria Cancer Management System and encompass EHCR.

Procurement Information

Varian is the single supplier of this software and they provide support of the main system and their bespoke interface engine. This system is highly specialised for the purpose of cancer treatment delivery and is in use to support cancer services in all HSCNI. Therefore is the only the supplier who can carry out this integration of their own product with the encompass Epic solution being implemented in HSCNI. Alternative options are not appropriate in this instance as Varian is already contracted and deployed across Northern Ireland. Varian is the only cancer treatment management system in use for this purpose regionally. Therefore BSO are seeking to rely on Regulation 32(2)(b) of the Regulations which provides a derogation from the obligation to competitively tender (and enter into a negotiated procedure without prior public of a contract notice) for a contract for goods or services over the Threshold "where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only be a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:- (ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034c65
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017855-2022
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

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48422000 - Software package suites

48517000 - IT software package

48800000 - Information systems and servers

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

72250000 - System and support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£142,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 May 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
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
encompass.contracts@hscni.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DQ
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

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS

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