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Provision of Somerset Cancer Register including maintenance of the system

SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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24 May 2024 at 08:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of the Somerset Cancer Register, including maintenance of the system. This service falls under the database services category of the services sector and involves managing cancer patient care and patient access to their cancer records. The procurement method used was a 'limited' procedure, with the rationale being the sole supplier exemption due to technical reasons, lack of alternatives, and non-narrowing of procurement parameters.

This contract opportunity can benefit businesses well-versed in providing cancer-specific electronic patient record systems with a focus on clinical systems interoperability and integration. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is the sole supplier due to its unique ability to fulfil technical requirements. The contract, currently active, was signed on May 20, 2024, and is valued at £75,420. Businesses with expertise in cancer patient care technology solutions and national reporting requirements could find this tender to be a strategic growth opportunity due to the specialised nature of the services required.

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Notice Title

Provision of Somerset Cancer Register including maintenance of the system

Notice Description

The provision of a digital platform which is designed for healthcare professionals to manage cancer patient care as well as providing patients the ability to access their cancer record at follow-up enabling tracking of a patients cancer journey. maintenance to include regular system updates, contract management, and support.

Lot Information

Lot 1

An award of a contract for provision of Somerset Cancer Register including maintenance of the system for a period of three years, with no option to extend.

Procurement Information

The Trust is in a position to enter into a 36-month contract with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust if one of the exemptions from tendering set out in Regulation 32 applies. In this instance the Trusts wish to utilise Regulation 32(2)(b) to award a contract to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.<br/><br/>Regulation 32(2)(b) is the sole supplier exemption and applies where:<br/><br/>* The services can only be supplied by a particular supplier as competition is absent for technical reasons ("Test 1")<br/><br/>* There is no other reasonable alternative or substitute available ("Test 2"); and<br/><br/>* The Trust has not artificially narrowed the parameters of the procurement in order to attempt to rely on the exemption ("Test 3").<br/><br/>Test 1: The services can only be supplied by a particular supplier as competition is absent for technical reasons:<br/><br/>* Only Cancer specific Electronic Patient Record (EPR) that captures the full patient referral to treatment pathway, whilst being the only solution that meets all the National Dataset Requirements: Cancer Outcomes Services Dataset, National Clinical Audits, Cancer Waiting Times.<br/><br/>* Clinical Systems Interoperability: SCR is currently integrated with a number of the Trusts clinical system i.e. PAS / EPR and managing these mechanisms to ensure data integrity and quality is challenging and can only be managed by the incumbent supplier.<br/><br/>* Clinical Systems Integration: SCR provides the mechanism to link clinical systems to instantly pull data directly in the patient record for both diagnostics i.e. HL7 links to Pathology, Radiology and Oscopy systems, and HL7 links to anticancer drugs, Radiotherapy and surgery systems which drives efficiency in data capture and patient outcomes. This type of interfacing is proprietary and requires a unique and in-depth knowledge of technical skill to manage and maintain them with only Somerset NHS Foundation Trust can provide.<br/><br/>Test 2: There is no other reasonable alternative or substitute available<br/><br/>* Referral to treatment times: Increase in time to turnaround and treat patient whilst what would be multiple systems would be set-up to replicate the SCR service, which puts undue risk on a patient being treated.<br/><br/>* Alternative systems exist for patient pathway management but aren't Cancer specific and don't meet national reporting requirements, meaning the acquisition and implementation of multiple systems would need to be joined together with Cancer reporting data needing to e uploaded manually to the national Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) system. All these factors would incur additional and unnecessary cost and resource.<br/><br/>Test 3: The Trust has not artificially narrowed the parameters of the procurement in order to attempt to rely on the exemption.<br/><br/>* If an alternative system(s) providing the same level of functionality, integration and reporting had been available then they would have been considered as part of longer-term market engagement and sensing strategy, but at present, the market is limited to ony one provider in the form of SCR.<br/><br/>* Additionally, had an alternative system(s) been available, it would only have been considered as part of the wider Cancer Alliance i.e. SWAG replacement activity, as the alliances strategic objectives is to rationalise and commonise software products / packages to ensure continuity and consistency across the patch.<br/><br/>Therefore, and in summary, procurement and the project team are satisfied that there is sufficient evidence of compliance to both SFI's and PCR 2015, and the contract will be via supplier's Terms and Conditions, having been reviewed and offering minimal risk to the Trust.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046a30
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016401-2024
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

72320000 - Database services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£75,420 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Henry Prudden
Contact Email
henry.prudden@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SALISBURY
Postcode
SP2 8BJ
Post Town
Salisbury
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
TLK15 Wiltshire

Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Downton & Ebble Valley
Westminster Constituency
Salisbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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