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National Inventory Management Solution

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

09 Mar 2021 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

23 Sep 2020 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, initiated by NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), is focused on acquiring a "National Inventory Management Solution" to facilitate the management and tracking of critical care consumables throughout Scotland. The procurement falls within the health services industry and is currently at the award stage, following a competitive tendering process that employed an open procedure. The contract, valued at approximately £5.8 million, includes a hard deadline for system implementation by 31st March 2021. The services are expected to be delivered across various sites throughout Scotland.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in inventory management software and healthcare solutions. Companies well-equipped to compete should have expertise in providing managed software as a service (SaaS) and experience with compliance to industry standards such as GS1 and PEPPOL. Additionally, firms capable of delivering real-time tracking, supply chain management, and excellent customer support will be well-suited to target this opportunity, particularly in light of the urgent demand stemming from the ongoing public health crisis.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Inventory Management Solution

Notice Description

This procurement was seeking to purchase software which will deliver a national inventory management solution in order to support the management, consumption, track and trace of critical care consumables acquired by or on behalf of NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the national Health Service (Scotland) Act1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978)and potentially all Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies(Joint Working)Scotland Act 2014 regardless of end user which may include health, social care, hospice care or care in the community.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement project was seeking a Service Provider to provide a fully managed and hosted Cloud based service for a National Catalogue and Inventory Management solution in order to support the management, consumption, track and trace of critical care consumables across all areas of stock holdings within NHS Scotland and NHS Scotland partners in health and social care. A summary of the requirement is as follows, please note this list isn't exhaustive: The Service Provider will provide a fully managed and hosted service (SaaS); System updates managed centrally/performed remotely; GS1 and PEPPOL compliant; Catalogue data updateable in real time and managed directly by Suppliers; Real time Operational Management and Real time Management of all inventories: stock levels, recording usage, tracking demand/consumption, tracing product, automatic replenishment, goods returns; Support for GS1 standards for data such as GTINs ('single' and 'outer' supply units), GLNs and GSRNs; Interfaces/Usable Outputs to other systems supporting Theatre Management, Cath Labs, Patient Management, Equipment/Asset Management, Pharmacy prescribing/dispensing, Facilities Management and the National Catering System. Important note: There is a hard deadline for system "go live" of 31st March 2021. Contractors MUST ensure they detail in their tender response, how this hard deadline will be achieved. Please refer to the ITT document for further information on implementation of key milestones by this date.

Renewal: 3 x 12 month extensions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000630388
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR409053
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

48430000 - Inventory management software package

48490000 - Procurement software package

48517000 - IT software package

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

72212430 - Inventory management software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,800,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,140,415 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Mar 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GENESIS AUTOMATION (UK) LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP395551
    National Inventory Management Solution - This procurement is seeking to purchase software which will deliver a national inventory management solution in order to support the management, consumption, track and trace of critical care consumables acquired by or on behalf of NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the national Health Service (Scotland) Act1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978)and potentially all Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies(Joint Working)Scotland Act 2014 regardless of end user which may include health, social care, hospice care or care in the community.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR409053
    National Inventory Management Solution - This procurement was seeking to purchase software which will deliver a national inventory management solution in order to support the management, consumption, track and trace of critical care consumables acquired by or on behalf of NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the national Health Service (Scotland) Act1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978)and potentially all Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies(Joint Working)Scotland Act 2014 regardless of end user which may include health, social care, hospice care or care in the community.

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