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title: "Covid-19: DHSC: NHSX - Remote Symptoms Tracking System, App and supply of SpO2 Devices"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029925"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE"
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# Covid-19: DHSC: NHSX - Remote Symptoms Tracking System, App and supply of SpO2 Devices

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029925

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care is conducting a procurement process for the "Covid-19: DHSC: NHSX - Remote Symptoms Tracking System, App and supply of SpO2 Devices" within the healthcare industry in London. This procurement is in the award stage and was completed in April 2020, following its initiation as a tender due to the urgent need for effective patient monitoring during the COVID-19 crisis. The awarded contract has a value of £282,218 and includes the purchase of 20,000 Pulse Oximeters, which were crucial for a pilot programme across two NHS Trusts.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the healthcare and medical technology sectors to engage in future procurement. Companies that specialise in patient-monitoring systems, medical software, and related services are particularly well-suited to compete, especially those capable of responding rapidly to urgent needs in public health. The decreasing emphasis on complex bidding processes due to the unprecedented urgency of the pandemic may allow more agile suppliers to enter the market, fostering competition and innovation in healthcare solutions.

## Notice

This procurement was awarded in April 2020 for access to the "Medopad software as a service and Application" for a pilot in two London NHS Trusts.The supplier was selected as they hold the IPR or provision of their remote system, mobile application. This was provided pro bono for the period 20/04/20 to 31/12/20 inclusive. However, DHSC had to purchase 20,000 Pulse Oximeters at pace to allocate to the Pilot's patients, and these were in short supply and high demand in April 2020, as a number of countries were rolling out a similar pilot scheme. DHSC agreed one-off supply contract for these Pulse Oximeters via Huma's supply chain to ensure stock was available immediately, and configured to meet the Pilot's specification.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A programme to deploy remote monitoring of COVID patientsNHSX was reviewing the deployment of remote monitoring to ensure that patients have access to medical care during the Covid19 pandemic. Medopad (owned by Huma Therapeutics Ltd) is a remote monitoring product that had completed the Digital Health London accelerator, and had approached NHSX (following the national call for innovator assistance) following their similar work with other EU governments, as part of their Covid19 response. The two use cases is for this programme of work were to perform daily monitoring on the Covid-19 patients that had been recently discharged from hospital and provide an electronic monitoring of potential Covid-19 patients who were routed through primary care hot hubs. Both use cases allowed the early identification of deterioration of patients and ensure that health professionals could intervene before their patients found it difficult to breath and had long lasting damage to their lungs. This procurement was for access to the "Medopad software as a service and Application" for a pilot in two London NHS Trusts.The supplier was selected as they hold the IPR or provision of their remote system, mobile application. This was provided pro bono for the period 20/04/20 to 31/12/20 inclusive. However, DHSC had to purchase 20,000 Pulse Oximeters at pace to allocate to the Pilot's patients and these were in short supply and high demand in April 2020, as a number of countries were rolling out a similar pilot scheme. DHSC agreed one-off supply contract for these Pulse Oximeters via Huma's supply chain to ensure stock was available immediately, and configured to meet the Pilot's specification.. Additional information: A copy of the redacted contract is provided at the following linkhttps://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000kHb2/6dYIxgutqoH6wT7FRGhuKv.vO33BHUY6PZLTFcQmoqA

### Procurement Information

The Government must protect the health and well-being of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 Jan 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020.COVID-19 is serious and its consequences pose a risk to life. Cabinet Office published PPN 01/20: Responding to COVID-19 on procuring with extreme urgency in March 2020 which states that contracting authorities may enter into contracts withoutcompeting or advertising the requirement where certain tests are met.1) There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency as there is a significant public health risk requiring immediate action as a result of COVID-19 2) The COVID-19 situation is novel and the Contracting Authority could not have reasonably foreseen these events3) It is not possible to comply with the timescales of another procedure due to the urgent requirement to obtain the [supplies] being contracted for. Additionally, there are many buyers competing for the same supplies. It is imperative that security of supply is maintained. Demand for equipment is high and there is little or no incentive for suppliers to participate in competitive procurement procedures. 4) The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority]This procurement was awarded in April 2020 for access to the "Medopad software as a service and Application" for a pilot in two London NHS Trusts. The supplier was selected as they hold the IPR or provision of their remote system, mobile application. This was provided pro bono for the period 20/04/20 to 31/12/20 inclusive. However, DHSC had to purchase 20,000 Pulse Oximeters at pace to allocate to the Pilot's patients, and these were in short supply and high demand in April 2020, as a number of countries were rolling out a similar pilot scheme. DHSC agreed one-off supply contract for these Pulse Oximeters via Huma's supply chain to ensure stock was available immediately, and configured to meet the Pilot's specification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004532-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £282,218 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HUMA THERAPEUTICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 33195000 - Patient-monitoring system
- 48180000 - Medical software package

## Release History

- 6 Mar 2021 at 10:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004532-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000kHb2/6dYIxgutqoH6wT7FRGhuKv.vO33BHUY6PZLTFcQmoqA
- https://huma.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

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