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Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services intends to procure the All Wales Costing System through a 12-month agreement, ensuring continuity of service for Welsh health boards and trusts. The procurement method is a limited award procedure without prior publication, citing technical reasons and protecting exclusive rights. The tender is at the award stage, with a contract already signed on 31st March 2023, worth £68,000 GBP.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health industry, especially those providing goods and services for healthcare management and reporting systems. Companies with expertise in healthcare technology and data analysis would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The location of the procurement is in Cardiff, UK, with the buyer being the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

All Wales Costing System

Notice Description

NHS Wales intends to procure a 12 month agreement to ensure continuity of service of its current All Wales Patient Costing System, whilst it completes a new procurement process for a longer term solution. Current users are predominantly seven integrated Welsh Health Boards (HBs) and Velindre University NHS Trust (which provides a specialist cancer service in Wales).

Lot Information

Lot 1

As per the short description provided additionally the use of the current sole supplier solution will continue for the 12 month period whilst the open competition is undertaken. All services to support the delivery of current Welsh Government reporting requirements to complete the Health Board/Trust's annual statutory Welsh Costing Returns (WCR's) as submitted to Welsh Government. Suppliers are encouraged to view the new opportunity already published. Further information for which is provided in Section v1.3 of this notice.

Procurement Information

NHS Wales are currently undertaking an exercise to procure a new system that will replace the current Patient Level Costing System. It is vital in the meantime that the current system continues to run, ensuring Welsh government reporting requirements are satisfied. This is to ensure that Welsh Government statutory returns can continue be produced, and essential business intelligence information is available to Health Boards/Trusts. The organisation intends to use the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with the use of Public Contract Regulations 2015 32 (2)(b)(ii) and (iii), competition is absent for technical reasons and additionally (2)(b)(iii) - the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-131880
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=131880
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency 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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72310000 - Data-processing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£68,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 May 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Assista Consulting UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY438618
    All Wales Costing System - NHS Wales intends to procure a 12 month agreement to ensure continuity of service of its current All Wales Patient Costing System, whilst it completes a new procurement process for a longer term solution. Current users are predominantly seven integrated Welsh Health Boards (HBs) and Velindre University NHS Trust (which provides a specialist cancer service in Wales).

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