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Albasoft IP and Services

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

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28 Apr 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract "Albasoft IP and Services" was completed by the buying organisation, The Common Services Agency (NHS National Services Scotland), based in Edinburgh, UK. The procurement stage was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract falls under the industry category of services and was awarded on 31st March 2023. The contract involves buying the Intellectual Property from ALBASOFT LTD along with ongoing services.

This tender for "Albasoft IP and Services" presents business opportunities especially to IT suppliers with expertise in data extraction services. Companies interested in providing innovative solutions in the healthcare sector and with capabilities to deliver high-quality services would be well-suited to compete. The contract location is in Scotland, and the contracting authority, NSS, aims to create extensions for additional growth opportunities beyond the initial contract term.

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Notice Title

Albasoft IP and Services

Notice Description

Albasoft Ltd are a Scottish IT Supplier who has provided key GP data extraction services to NHS Scotland's Primary Care sector and the Vaccination Programme. The contract is for NSS to buy the Intellectual Property from Albasoft Ltd and ongoing services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Albasoft Ltd are a Scottish IT Supplier who has provided key GP data extraction services to NHS Scotland's Primary Care sector and he Vaccination Programme. The contract is for NSS to buy the Intellectual Property from Albasoft Ltd and ongoing services.. There will be two optional one year extensions to this contract. The contract value attached to this notice includes the potential value of these extensions.

Options: There will be two optional one year extensions to this contract.

Procurement Information

Albasoft are the only suppliers that can extract all GP data from both GP System Suppliers clinical servers, query it using a library of clinical, pharmacological, workforce and patient encounter cluster definitions and present it in a non-proprietary format.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000730676
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR477351
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
SME

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
£2,100,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20232 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
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
jim.binnie@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

ALBASOFT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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