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Purchase of UpToDate Clinical Decision Support tool

BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

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01 Aug 2023 at 08:41

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19 Jun 2023 at 16:08

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Summary of the contracting process

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has recently completed the procurement process for the Purchase of UpToDate Clinical Decision Support tool. This procurement falls under the goods category and the industry classification is library software package. The contracting process was conducted through a limited procurement method using an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was awarded to Wolters Kluwer Health, with a contract value of £384,816. The deadline for this tender was on August 1, 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in providing clinical decision support tools and library software packages to engage with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. As the procurement was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, this indicates a need for specialised providers in the field. Businesses that offer similar services encompassing depth, breadth, and quality of clinical content will be well-suited to compete in similar future opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of UpToDate Clinical Decision Support tool

Notice Description

Procurement of UpToDate Clinical Decision Support tool

Procurement Information

There is no reasonable alternative for this procurement, the purchase of UpToDate enhances BHSCT Clinicians ability to provide the best possible care for our patients and ensure equitability for both patients, the clinical workforce and doctors in training. No other resource offers UpToDate's depth and breadth of content, keen clinical nuance and insight, synthesised information, and organised, searchable format. More than 7,300 physicians, internationally recognised as experts in their fields, write UpToDate topics, over 12,000 topics (including text, graphics, and links to more than 495,000 references), 9,700 graded recommendations, 6,500 unique drug monographs and a drug interactions tool, calculators, 2-tiered patient information leaflets and International (including UK) Society Guideline Links (inc NICE & SIGN). UpToDate is unique in the breadth, depth and quality of clinical content to provide clinical teams with trusted evidence based content. UpToDate is a sole source provider of these services as described. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d798
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022250-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

CPV Codes

48160000 - Library software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£384,816 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Aug 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Jun 20233 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT9 7AB
Postcode Area
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

Wolters Kluwer Health

Further Information

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