Notice Information
Notice Title
Hematos Licencing, Support and Maintenance Services
Notice Description
Provision of Licencing, Support and Maintenance Services for Hematos System in NHS Blood and Transplant
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of Licencing, Support and Maintenance Services for Hematos System in NHS Blood and Transplant. Additional information: Initial Term: 60 months
Additional Extension Option: 24 months
Contract Commencement Date: 01/04/2025
Procurement Information
NHS Blood & Transplant ("NHSBT") intends to award a contract to Savant Limited, Dalton Hall Business Centre., Dalton Lane, Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria, LA6 1BL ("Savant") for the Licencing, Support and Maintenance of Hematos.<br/><br/>It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.<br/><br/>The system has been substantially customized to NHSBT; and Savant hold an exclusive right to provide support and maintenance for Hematos in the UK.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050661
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016540-2025
- 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
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72261000 - Software support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £7,870,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Mar 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
- Contact Name
- Andy Tsang
- Contact Email
- chiwai.tsang@nhsbt.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 7QH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK11 Bristol, City of
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Filton
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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