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RTW Software Support and Maintenance

NHS LANARKSHIRE

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lanarkshire is currently focused on the procurement of a contract titled "RTW Software Support and Maintenance," aimed at providing support and maintenance for bespoke occupational health return to work software. This procurement falls within the health industry category and is located in Bothwell, UK (postal code G71 8BB). The current procurement stage is complete, with the tender being awarded directly without a prior competitive bidding process. The contract was signed on 18th September 2017 and has a duration of one year. This approach was taken due to technical reasons related to the software's proprietary nature, which presented challenges in soliciting competitive bids.

This tender presents a unique opportunity for companies with expertise in software support for bespoke health systems, particularly those familiar with proprietary coding and system maintenance. Businesses that can demonstrate a deep understanding of occupational health solutions or have experience working with similar software may find this contract aligns well with their capabilities. Furthermore, this initial one-year contract sets the stage for a potential longer-term arrangement, providing a pathway for companies to establish a foothold in NHS procurement processes and potentially expand their offerings to other public sector contracts in the health sector.

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Notice Title

RTW Software Support and Maintenance

Notice Description

Return to Work Software Support and Maintenance

Lot Information

Lot 1

Software support and maintenance contract for a 1 year period for bespoke occupational health return to work software package.. Cost / quality weightings are indicative. This was a direct award without competition. As such there were no bids to evaluate.

Procurement Information

The source code of the software has been written and developed by a particular developer but remains property of NHS Lanarkshire. To date, repeated attempts to expose the support and maintenance of this software to competition have resulted in only single bids from the original software developer only. Market feedback indicates that this is due to the time, effort and costs associated to understand the source code to determine whether it would be desirable to offer a support and maintenance service due to the bespoke nature of the software and underlying source code and functionality for a relatively short term contract duration. Our intention with this notice is to directly award a 12 month support arrangement to the incumbent and in the ensuing 12 months, to prepare a tender for a long term support and development contract in the hope that a higher value, longer term commitment contract may stimulate competition.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000511603
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT297907
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract 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
Not specified

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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Sep 20178 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 LANARKSHIRE
Contact Name
Chris Sanderson
Contact Email
tenders@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1698858170

Buyer Location

Locality
BOTHWELL
Postcode
G71 8BB
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM8 West Central Scotland

Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Bothwell and Uddingston
Westminster Constituency
Rutherglen

Further Information

Notice Documents

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