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GP IT Systems

NHS FIFE

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract titled "GP IT Systems" was conducted by NHS Fife, a body governed by public law in the health sector. The contract involved the provision of GP IT systems for patient administration in the Fife NHS Board region. The procurement method used was a limited Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with the rationale being the need to continue essential GP IT clinical system provision until new services are in place under a managed services framework agreement. The contract has been signed with EMIS Ltd, a large-scale supplier, for a value of £735,000, with the main procurement category being services.

This procurement opportunity provides businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those experienced in healthcare IT systems, with a chance to compete for contracts. Companies offering expertise in GP IT systems, patient administration, and clinical applications would be well-suited to explore this opportunity for business growth. The tender, organised by NHS Fife, aimed to ensure continuity of essential services and compliance with regulatory requirements, presenting a strategic opening for businesses to contribute to the healthcare sector through innovative IT solutions.

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Notice Title

GP IT Systems

Notice Description

GP IT Systems for patient administration, clinical applications and associated services for 53 practices in the Fife NHS Board region currently provided by EMIS Health. These applications comply with the Scottish Enhanced Functionality (SEF) requirement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Fife NHS Board require a modification to a contract to provide the continuation of services for GP IT Systems from their current contractor to cover an extended transition period of 24 months to new services provided under the framework agreement by National Services Scotland ['NSS'], on behalf of entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, local authorities, to entities constituted pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, the Scottish Prison Service, GP practices or premises from which GP or primary medical care services are provided, for GP IT Managed Services (OJEU 2019/S024-053582). This modification allows contractors that have been appointed to the framework agreement to achieve a specified extent of compliance with certain functional and non-functional requirements which were all clearly identified in the procurement documents. This validation exercise is agreed to take 12 months. This modification then allows for 6 months for these practices to agree a new call-off contract following mini competition according to the rules of the framework agreement. This modification allows for a further 6 months transition from old services to new.

Procurement Information

To provide continuation of essential current GP IT clinical system provision until services are replaced by the new services procured under the GP IT managed services framework agreement by NSS [2019/S024-053582]. The contracting authority relies on Regulation 72 (1)(b) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 where a change of contractor cannot be made for economic or technical reasons and it would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50 % of the initial contract value.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000623944
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN468064
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48180000 - Medical software package

48814000 - Medical information systems

48814200 - Patient-administration system

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72500000 - Computer-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£735,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jun 20205 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 FIFE
Contact Name
George Futcher
Contact Email
george.futcher@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1312757041

Buyer Location

Locality
KIRKCALDY, FIFE
Postcode
KY2 5AH
Post Town
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife

Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Kirkcaldy East
Westminster Constituency
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EMIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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