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ECRI-AIMS Licensing & Support

BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

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19 Jan 2024 at 16:30

Summary of the contracting process

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of ECRI-AIMS Licensing & Support to ECRI Institute for a maximum 3-year period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026. The contract, with a maximum value of £105,000, involves the provision of ECRI-AIMS Enterprise annual user licences and software support. The procurement method used was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This procurement opportunity can benefit businesses in the software support services industry interested in supplying enterprise licences and software support. Companies capable of providing exclusive services like ECRI-AIMS outside America could find this tender suitable. The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust initiated this tender and selected ECRI Institute as the sole provider based on their long-standing partnership and the absence of competition due to the protection of exclusive rights.

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Notice Title

ECRI-AIMS Licensing & Support

Notice Description

Provision of ECRI-AIMS Enterprise annual user licences and software support

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of ECRI-AIMS Enterprise annual user licences and software support

Procurement Information

The email of 08/11/23, received from ECRI, stated that "ECRI is the sole sales and support provider for AIMS outside of America. This has been a 16 year partnership with the software owners and developers, Phoenix Data Systems who are located within the USA. Due to our not-for-profit status and very strict conflict of interest rules that ECRI are forced to abide by due to the nature of the work we carry out, we are unable to use distributors or resellers for any of our products and services, including AIMS", Given the content of the email, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust is confident that ECRI Institute is sole-provider for provision of the service covered by this notice. Consequently, BHSCT proposes use of Regulation 32 (Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042eb0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001993-2024
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

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£105,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Dec 20232 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
Harold Gordon
Contact Email
harry.gordon@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Contact Phone
+44 2895048954

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

ECRI INSTITUTE

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