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Support and Maintenance contract for the Regional Pharmacy Stock Control System (known as the JAC Pharmacy)

BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S

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29 Mar 2024 at 09:23

Summary of the contracting process

The Business Services Organisation I T S in the United Kingdom has awarded an IT services contract for the Support and Maintenance of the Regional Pharmacy Stock Control System to System C. The contract was awarded through a limited procurement method without prior publication due to exclusive rights. The contract is valued at £350,000 GBP and was signed on March 29, 2024.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses specializing in IT services, consulting, software development, and support within the healthcare industry. Companies with expertise in IT systems maintenance and support, particularly those with experience in pharmacy stock control systems, would be well-suited to compete. The contract offers a chance to provide essential technology solutions for pharmacies in acute care hospitals across Northern Ireland, contributing to modernizing services in a financially challenging environment.

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Notice Title

Support and Maintenance contract for the Regional Pharmacy Stock Control System (known as the JAC Pharmacy)

Notice Description

The Regional Pharmacy Stock Control system (known as JAC Pharmacy) is used across NHSCT, SHSCT and WHSCT trusts in Northern Ireland. and share patient medication information to the NIECR application. It replaced the PILs system that was developed and supported in-house back in 2011

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Regional Pharmacy Stock Control system (known as JAC Pharmacy) is used across NHSCT, SHSCT and WHSCT trusts in Northern Ireland. and share patient medication information to the NIECR application. It replaced the PILs system that was developed and supported in-house back in 2011 The Medicines Management Technology Support (MMTS) project had identified the JAC Pharmacy application as the solution to address the requirement for technology for Pharmacy Service in acute hospitals across Northern Ireland. This is essential to delivering modern services in a financially challenging environment, with the application of modern technology being critical to the further development of the Pharmacy Service. The JAC system is a Medicines Management database that is deployed in Northern, Southern and Western trusts across all of their hospitals for acute care. JAC is an ordering, dispensing, sterile manufacturing and stock management tool for pharmacy and ward staff. If the system is unavailable drug orders, sterile manufacturing of chemotherapy and the ability to dispense to patients is impacted.

Procurement Information

System C (formerly JAC) has exclusive rights for software maintenance and support including associated interfaces (PAS, Pharmacy Robots, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, TPN/CIVAS) and Cache Licences. System C are the sole providers for the software maintenance and support of the JAC Pharmacy system and the interfaces specified above.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044ea7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010468-2024
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

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
£350,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Mar 20241 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
BT7 2JD
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

SYSTEM C

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