Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Financial managed services, DRAR and Caretrack Licences for AACH
Notice Description
This services provides a financial checking and triangulation of invoices so that those invoices which do not match the rota supplied by the provider are returned so that what we commission aligns with the invoice. The DRAR which is a system where health professionals submit the referral if they believe the individual is Continuing Healthcare eligible and Care Track is the data base and system used by All Age Continuing Care for all records both health and commissioning.
Procurement Information
Competitive procedure abandoned and Direct Award to incumbent provider approved as this approach will provide NHS Dorset with the flexibility to align its future digital solution with wider Cluster arrangements, supporting long-term strategic objectives, productivity, and efficiency gains in line with the NHS 10 Year Plan and ICB cluster blueprint. Awarding a contract as a result of the current procurement would not now be feasible. Delays in the process and decision-making mean it is no longer possible to mobilise and implement a new system by 31 March 2026, when the current contract expires.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f0b4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080575-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £629,887 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- dorsetprocurement@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DORCHESTER
- Postcode
- DT1 1TG
- Post Town
- Dorchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK64 Dorset
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Dorset
- Electoral Ward
- Dorchester West
- Westminster Constituency
- West Dorset
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080575-2025
8th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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