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title: "Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) - Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board"
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# Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) - Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5e25a094-462c-4026-8002-27a45ab82b4a

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## Summary

The Attain organisation has awarded a contract to Healthcare Gateway Limited for the provision of the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) across Hertfordshire and West Essex. The contract, valued at £298,331.57 (inclusive of VAT), will run from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024. The procurement stage was a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The contract award was approved on 21st November 2023 following a voluntary 10-day standstill period. The business potential lies in providing IT services for consulting, software development, internet, and support within the healthcare industry based in Hertfordshire and West Essex.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those specializing in consulting, software development, and internet services, to engage in the provision of the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) within the healthcare industry in Hertfordshire and West Essex. With a contract value of £298,331.57, inclusive of VAT, the contract period spans from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024. The buying organisation, Attain, has identified Healthcare Gateway Limited as the technically capable supplier, and the procurement method used was a negotiated procedure without prior publication.

## Notice

The purpose of this Notice is to inform the market of a contract awarded to Healthcare Gateway to continue to deliver the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) across Hertfordshire and West Essex. This follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice published in FTS on 7th November 2023 (reference: 2023/S 000032983) and observing a voluntary 10-day standstill period following publication. The new contract will start on 1st January 2024 and will end on 31st December 2024. The value of the new contract is PS298,331.57 (inclusive of VAT). Prior to the incorporation of HWE ICB, Herts Valleys CCG and West Essex CCG had used the tool prior to the ShCR to facilitate sharing of GP information with other providers via a web portal version of the software as well as direct integration. The MIG contracts were previously held by the CCGs on account of the Healthcare Gateway MIG being a niche supplier. A contract award notice was published confirming the previous award of services to 31st May 2023 (reference 2023/S 000-022904). The total cumulative spend since the contract started is PS800,339.62 (inclusive of VAT and excluding the value of this new proposed contract). The Shared Care Record (ShCR) is used across the Integrated Care System (ICS) to facilitate the sharing of clinical information for the purposes of direct care. Primary Care data from our GP Practices was one of the first datasets that the ICB enabled into the ShCR. This is done via the Healthcare Gateway Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) which presents the key GP data into the ShCR for others to see. It is a critical data stream which is evidenced by the high usage data across all datasets being provided by the MIG with an average of over 800,000 transactions per month. We have undertaken some research into other solutions and have concluded that the MIG is the only available tool which facilitates the sharing of GP data in the way in which it is required. There is no other product currently that offers the functionality and service provision of the MIG. Findings have identified that switching to an alternative provision could result in significant degradation of service and less access to data than we currently surface within the ShCR. On this basis, we consider Healthcare Gateway to be the only technically capable supplier. As this was not competitive, the closing date identified in this Notice is the date on which the decision to award the contract to Healthcare Gateway was approved through ICB governance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc0bdf88-ec16-4efd-ac6f-b3a8a56d8572 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £298,331 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £298,331 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ATTAIN |
| Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6JL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEALTHCARE GATEWAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 24 Nov 2023 at 11:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc0bdf88-ec16-4efd-ac6f-b3a8a56d8572

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc0bdf88-ec16-4efd-ac6f-b3a8a56d8572
  24th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk

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