Award

Advanced Electronic Signature Consulting Services

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")

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Award

24 Feb 2022 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is managed by The Common Services Agency, more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), located in Edinburgh, UK. The contract awarded is for "Advanced Electronic Signature Consulting Services", with a total value of £114,000. This project falls under the health industry category. The award was signed on 17 January 2022 and pertains to the need for consultancy services aimed at replacing wet signature methods with Advanced Electronic Signatures for prescribing medicines in the community. The procurement method used for this contract was a limited award procedure without prior publication, responding to the lack of suitable bids during the initial tender process.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital technology and consultancy services, particularly those with experience in legal and business requirements for electronic signatures. Given the complexities around this procurement area and the specific expertise required, companies with a strong background in digital transformation and health services would be particularly well-suited to engage with future opportunities that may arise as NHS Scotland continues to prioritise the digitisation of their processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Advanced Electronic Signature Consulting Services

Notice Description

Consultancy service to identify suitable sourcing and solution approaches for fulfilling the legal and business requirements of an Advanced Electronic Signature (AES), as a replacement for the wet signature method of prescribing medicines in the community.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Scotland has identified the need to remove the wet signature and fully digitise the prescribing process as a strategic and operational priority. This award is for a consultancy service to identify suitable sourcing and solution approaches for fulfilling the legal and business requirements of an Advanced Electronic Signature (AES), as a replacement for the wet signature method of prescribing medicines in the community. The work is critical in enabling Scottish Government commissioners to make informed decisions on suitable sourcing and solution approaches for AES.

Procurement Information

An ITT for the requirement was published on the Scottish Government's Digital and Technology Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to all 188 suppliers on Lot 2, Digital Technology Resources. No bids were received. Note: this is a highly specialised area of expertise where the challenge of finding a suitable supplier was known. Following the procurement exercise, Gartner were contacted (under the Gartner professional service contract) to ask if they could fulfil the requirement or suggest potential suppliers. Gartner offered a solution, submitted a proposal and the project team agreed that Gartner's proposal meets the requirements listed within the initial ITT. To ensure impartiality, Gartner will be unable to tender for any subsequent requirement that arises through this work

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000684557
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB441651
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

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£114,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jan 20224 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
michael.walker3@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1698794410

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Post Town
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

GARTNER

Further Information

Notice Documents

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