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Instrument Manager

TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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03 May 2024 at 12:05

Summary of the contracting process

The TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST initiated a completed tender process for an Instrument Manager to facilitate laboratory instrument interfacing within the NHS system. The procurement method was a limited award procedure without prior publication, aimed at aligning IT systems across the trust's footprint with wider strategic aims. The award was given to PGP UK LTD, with a contract signed on April 30, 2024, amounting to £172,545.12.

This procurement opportunity for an Instrument Manager system at TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST provides business growth prospects for IT software providers specialising in healthcare solutions. The awarded contract offers an opportunity for SMEs in the software industry to supply and maintain bespoke systems, aligning with the NHS trust's strategic integration initiatives.

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Notice Title

Instrument Manager

Notice Description

This purchase relates to a new Instrument Management system that acts as a middleware interface into our new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Beaker and it facilitates the interfacing of all of our laboratory instruments eliminating the need to develop bespoke interfaces or procuring individually from each instrument provider.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Following the decision by TSDFT to implement Epic Beaker as our new LIMS platform we require an Instrument Management interface to integrate all of our laboratory instruments. This purchase consists of the acquisition of the sofware itself and perpetual licensing, it's implementation, training and an ongoing annual fee for the maintenance package.

Options: The software licenses are perpetual and the maintenance package is renewed annually.

Procurement Information

As part of the integration of IT systems across the One Devon footprint (using EPIC Beaker) and in line with our wider strategic aims and to support the rapid implementation of a single Patient Access System across the ICB that Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) will be aligning itself with Royal Devon University Hospital (RDUH) existing systems and structures. It is imperative that TSDFT align its pathology pathways with RDUH to facilitate a fully integrated and shared Devon wide system in support of the One Devon Epic initiative to improve the delivery of patient care. Instrument Manager is also an Epic endorsed system used by the vast majority of Epic Beaker customers to interface laboratory instruments and already in place and therefore the decision was made to adopt this approach to enable a rapid deployment across the South of the One Devon footprint.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045736
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014347-2024
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48517000 - IT software package

72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£172,545 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Apr 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
TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Mark Cochran
Contact Email
mark.cochran@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1803653525

Buyer Location

Locality
TORQUAY
Postcode
TQ2 7AA
Post Town
Torquay
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK42 Torbay
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Torbay
Electoral Ward
Shiphay
Westminster Constituency
Torbay

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PGP

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