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Modification of the All Wales NHS GP Links Messaging Solution contract

DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES

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Summary of the contracting process

The tender process is managed by Digital Health and Care Wales, which is seeking to modify the All Wales NHS GP Links Messaging Solution contract. This falls under the goods industry category with a CPV code of 48510000. The delivery is focused on a central messaging hub servicing approximately 450-500 GP practices across NHS Wales, with distribution from various secondary care applications. The procurement is in the contract update stage as of 20th January 2025, under a legal basis defined by CELEX:32014L0024. The contract period spans from 1st October 2019 to 30th September 2026, with a potential extension up to 30th September 2029.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare IT solutions and data integration. Companies that can provide robust, scalable messaging systems suited to healthcare data flows, including complex vaccination data, will find this contract particularly rewarding. Large-scale IT firms with existing experience in bespoke solutions similar to the GP Links Messaging Solution will be well-positioned to compete effectively. The procurement method involves modifications to existing contracts, highlighting a preference for suppliers who can seamlessly integrate new functionalities with the current system without incurring disproportionate costs or technical difficulties.

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Notice Title

Modification of the All Wales NHS GP Links Messaging Solution contract

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

The GP Links contract provides message-based integration between secondary care applications and GP Practices in Wales. The solution procured replaced all previous secondary care to primary care GP Links solutions in Wales and it takes results from Welsh Laboratory Information Management System ("WLIMS"), Radiology Systems ("WRIS") as well as Screening messages and Accident & Emergency letters from Cwm Taf and sends them to GP Practices across NHS Wales. In April 2021, DHCW received an urgent request for a new Vaccination Message dataflow to enable the transmission of Vaccine Messages from the BSO Vaccine Management System ("VMS") and the DHCW Welsh Immunisation System ("WIS") onto GP Practices. Vaccination is now part of our business-as-usual service offering, and therefore the Changes made in 2021 will need to remain active to ensure the flow of data from the WIS into the GP record is maintained for COVID, other vaccination programmes and ad-hoc requirements related to the flow of data into and from the GP systems suppliers. A further dataflow is also required to allow Flu, RSV, Pertussis, MMR and Shingles vaccinations recorded within WIS to flow into the EMIS GP System.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-146959
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=146959
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48510000 - Communication software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£717,789 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 20196 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES
Contact Name
Laura Panes
Contact Email
laura.panes@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF11 9AD
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IUVO

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