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GP IT Systems

NHS FORTH VALLEY

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Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Forth Valley has completed the procurement process for GP IT Systems, which provide essential patient administration and clinical applications for 51 practices within the NHS Forth Valley Board region. The procurement was conducted under a limited method, with the tender for these services initiated on 21st July 2021 and formally awarded to EMIS Ltd. The contract, valued at £610,000, allows for a continuation of services during an extended 24-month transition period. The procurement falls under the Health industry category and is located in Stirling, UK.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in healthcare IT services, specifically those with expertise in patient administration and clinical application systems. Companies that are well-suited to compete may include established IT providers specialising in healthcare solutions, particularly those capable of integrating with existing NHS systems or delivering under framework agreements. The continuation of critical IT services highlights the demand for reliable and compliant software solutions in the healthcare sector, opening pathways for growth and collaboration with public sector entities.

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Notice Title

GP IT Systems

Notice Description

GP IT Systems for patient administration, clinical applications, and associated services for 51 practices in the NHS Forth Valley Board region currently provided by EMIS Health. These applications comply with the Scottish Enhanced Functionality (SEF) requirement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Forth Valley 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 a further 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/S 024-053582). 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. Validation has not been reached by any of the contractors. This modification 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/S 024-053582]. 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-r6ebe6-0000663746
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424950
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency 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
£610,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20214 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 FORTH VALLEY
Contact Name
George Futcher
Contact Email
george.futcher@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7798870171

Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK9 4SW
Post Town
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM76 Falkirk

Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling North
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EMIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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