Notice Information
Notice Title
NEQAS External Quality Assessment IT System
Notice Description
The EQAITS controls all aspects of WBS' NEQAS service provision. It allows customers to register for schemes, to submit test results as well as to view results, summaries and reports via an online entry system. The system also allows NEQAS to manage participant information, schemes and the distribution of samples, assess and report results as well as manage annual registration and fees/invoicing.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Continued contract provision is required whilst a replacement system is procured. The incumbent supplier is withdrawing support for the product following the expiry of this contract.
Procurement Information
1 With effect from 01/03/2025 the Original Agreement shall be amended as set out as follows; - The termination date shall now be extended to 28/02/2026. That is, a further 12-month extension period above the provision contained within the original contract. - The service charges for the annual period shall be 35,000.00GBP (Exc. VAT) 2 Save the amendments stated above, all other terms and conditions of the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. NWSSP Procurement Services are satisfied that compliance is maintained with Reg. 72 of the Public Contract Regulations (2015) against criteria 72.1.b.i and 72.1.b.ii as: - The proposed extension and costs do not exceed 50% of the original contract value. - Indicative procurement activity has raised question marks on the affordability of procuring a new solution currently. - The procuring of a new solution would duplicate costs already incurred as a result of building/implementing the current system. Compliance is also maintained with 72.8.b as: - The result of the original procurement would not have been altered by this contract change.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-140492
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140492
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract 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
- SME
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
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £135,300 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Dec 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Apr 20241 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NWSSP
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- michael.veasey@wales.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR473540
NEQAS External Quality Assessment IT System - The EQAITS controls all aspects of WBS' NEQAS service provision. It allows customers to register for schemes, to submit test results as well as to view results, summaries and reports via an online entry system. The system also allows NEQAS to manage participant information, schemes and the distribution of samples, assess and report results as well as manage annual registration and fees/invoicing. -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC574843
NEQAS External Quality Assessment IT System - The EQAITS controls all aspects of WBS' NEQAS service provision. It allows customers to register for schemes, to submit test results as well as to view results, summaries and reports via an online entry system. The system also allows NEQAS to manage participant information, schemes and the distribution of samples, assess and report results as well as manage annual registration and fees/invoicing.
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