Notice Information
Notice Title
Electronic Patient Records system (EPR)
Notice Description
This VEAT notice is in relation to a short-term extension to the existing arrangement for the provision of an Electronic Patient Records system (EPR). This is not a new contract opportunity but rather a VEAT notice to inform the market that the contracting authority has extended the term of its contract for the provision of an EPR system with InterSystems. This contract extension will be for a maximum of 3 years. This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing EPR systems at North Tees and Hartlepool FT whilst work is undertaken to procure a joint EPR system for the University Hospitals Tees Group (North Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT and South Tees NHS FT). The contracting authority proposes to undertake a competitive procurement exercise, commencing no later than Autumn 2026 and anticipates contract award by Autumn 2027. The Contracting Authority intends to utilise the London Procurement Partnership Clinical Digital Health Solutions Framework (CDHS) to procure the Group EPR system. The Contracting Authority recognises that the InterSystems products are critical to the safe delivery of patient care, and as a result it would not be feasible for another supplier to provide these services within the short-term nature of this proposed extension. Procuring a new supplier would impose significant additional costs and render existing EPR system open to disruption. This would not be acceptable and would pose a significant risk to patient care. The Contracting Authority considers that the short-term extension is permitted under Regulation 32(5)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This VEAT notice is in relation to a short-term extension to the existing arrangement for the provision of an Electronic Patient Records system (EPR). This is not a new contract opportunity but rather a VEAT notice to inform the market that the contracting authority has extended the term of its contract for the provision of an EPR system with InterSystems. This contract extension will be for a maximum of 3 years. This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing EPR systems at North Tees and Hartlepool FT whilst work is undertaken to procure a joint EPR system for the University Hospitals Tees Group (North Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT and South Tees NHS FT). The contracting authority proposes to undertake a competitive procurement exercise, commencing no later than Autumn 2026 and anticipates contract award by Autumn 2027. The Contracting Authority intends to utilise the London Procurement Partnership Clinical Digital Health Solutions Framework (CDHS) to procure the Group EPR system. The Contracting Authority recognises that the InterSystems products are critical to the safe delivery of patient care, and as a result it would not be feasible for another supplier to provide these services within the short-term nature of this proposed extension. Procuring a new supplier would impose significant additional costs and render existing EPR system open to disruption. This would not be acceptable and would pose a significant risk to patient care. The Contracting Authority considers that the short-term extension is permitted under Regulation 32(5)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Procurement Information
The Contracting Authority considers that the short-term extension is permitted under Regulation 32(5)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This is not a new contract opportunity but rather a VEAT notice to inform the market that the contracting authority has extended the term of its contract for the provision of an EPR system with InterSystems. This contract extension will be for a maximum of 3 years. This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing EPR systems at North Tees and Hartlepool FT whilst work is undertaken to procure a joint EPR system for the University Hospitals Tees Group (North Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT and South Tees NHS FT). The contracting authority proposes to undertake a competitive procurement exercise, commencing no later than Autumn 2026 and anticipates contract award by Autumn 2027. The Contracting Authority intends to utilise the London Procurement Partnership Clinical Digital Health Solutions Framework (CDHS) to procure the Group EPR system. The Contracting Authority recognises that the InterSystems products are critical to the safe delivery of patient care, and as a result it would not be feasible for another supplier to provide these services within the short-term nature of this proposed extension. Procuring a new supplier would impose significant additional costs and render existing EPR system open to disruption. This would not be acceptable and would pose a significant risk to patient care.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e264
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005260-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- 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
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48814000 - Medical information systems
48814200 - Patient-administration system
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,866,362 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Feb 20251 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL SOLUTIONS LLP
- Contact Name
- Kate Jones
- Contact Email
- kate.jones5@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 1642383214
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOCKTON-ON-TEES
- Postcode
- TS19 8PE
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Electoral Ward
- Hardwick & Salters Lane
- Westminster Constituency
- Stockton North
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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