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Modification of the All Wales NHS GP Links Messaging Solution contract

DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, managed by Digital Health and Care Wales, focuses on the modification of the All Wales NHS GP Links Messaging Solution contract under the Communication software package category. This contract operates within the healthcare technology sector and serves approximately 450-500 GP Practices across NHS Wales. Commencing on 1st October 2019 and set to run until 30th September 2026, with an extension option up to 30th September 2029, the procurement stage for this contract is at the Award stage, with IUVO LIMITED and Iuvo Limited listed as active suppliers. The procurement involves a central messaging hub for integrating vaccination message dataflows among other healthcare-related communications.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in healthcare IT solutions, communication software, and data integration services. Businesses capable of managing complex dataflows and adapting to urgent healthcare requirements, especially those with experience in vaccine management systems and primary care integrations, would be well-suited to compete. With a contract value of £717,789.15 and the project's increasing integration of diverse vaccination records and dataflows, this procurement provides a substantial and ongoing opportunity for relevant suppliers to establish long-term partnerships with NHS Wales.

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Notice Title

Modification of the All Wales NHS GP Links Messaging Solution contract

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

The GP Links contract provides message-based integration between secondary care applications and GP Practices in Wales. The solution procured replaced all previous secondary care to primary care GP Links solutions in Wales and it takes results from Welsh Laboratory Information Management System ("WLIMS"), Radiology Systems ("WRIS") as well as Screening messages and Accident & Emergency letters from Cwm Taf and sends them to GP Practices across NHS Wales. In April 2021, DHCW received an urgent request for a new Vaccination Message dataflow to enable the transmission of Vaccine Messages from the BSO Vaccine Management System ("VMS") and the DHCW Welsh Immunisation System ("WIS") onto GP Practices. Vaccination is now part of our business-as-usual service offering, and therefore the Changes made in 2021 will need to remain active to ensure the flow of data from the WIS into the GP record is maintained for COVID, other vaccination programmes and ad-hoc requirements related to the flow of data into and from the GP systems suppliers. A further dataflow is also required to allow Flu, RSV, Pertussis, MMR and Shingles vaccinations recorded within WIS to flow into the EMIS GP System.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d4b2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001889-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48510000 - Communication software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£717,789 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20196 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES
Contact Name
Laura Panes
Contact Email
laura.panes@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF11 9AD
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IUVO

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