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title: "Support to Investigator Initiated Study"
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# Support to Investigator Initiated Study

Buyer: NHS GOLDEN JUBILEE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b59f

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## Summary

The National Waiting Times Centre Board (NWTC), an NHS organisation located in Clydebank, Scotland, has completed a tender process for the project titled "Support to Investigator Initiated Study." This initiative falls under the industry category of database services and is characterised as a limited procurement method, whereby a contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £583,103, was formally signed on 11th December 2020, with the service provision being sought for the purpose of developing and updating the Board's Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Data to enhance benchmarking capabilities with renowned orthopaedic centres globally.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in database services, particularly those offering unique solutions in healthcare data analysis and benchmarking. Companies like Stryker UK Limited and Universal Research Solutions, LLC, which have already established collaborations in this domain, exemplify the kind of partnerships that can thrive. Innovative firms focused on health data management and analytics would find this project aligns closely with their expertise and could lead to further engagements within the NHS and other healthcare institutions as they seek to improve data sharing and comparative analysis.

## Notice

The National Waiting Times Centre Board (NWTC), an NHS Board located within the West of Scotland intends to enter into an agreement jointly with Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLC. The purpose of this agreement is to develop and update the Boards Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Data to allow comparative benchmarking with other leading orthopaedic centres worldwide.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The National Waiting Times Centre Board intends to enter into a contractual agreement with Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLC to compile and analyse our Orthopaedic Arthroplasty data. This information will include both implant details and patient reported outcome measures. The Board have a strong desire to work in conjunction with Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLC to allow access to both national and international leading orthopaedic centres. Universal Research Solutions LLC currently provide this service to other world leading orthopaedic centres and institutions. The Board is of the view that this is the sole option open to them to enable the sharing and benchmarking of its data within a common framework. Therefore, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, it is the Board's opinion that the required service provision can only be provided by Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLD, this being the only method available to access the data from other national and international leading orthopaedic centres within this common framework. To enable us to benchmark our data against theirs, we believe Stryker UK and Universal Research SolutionsLLC as being the only option available to meet our requirements.

### Procurement Information

The National Waiting Times Centre Board (The Golden Jubilee National Hospital) are satisfied that Universal Research Solutions LLC provide a unique solution that allows the benchmarking of orthopaedic arthroplasty data from leading national and international orthopaedic centres within a common framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011821-2021 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Dec 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 | £583,103 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS GOLDEN JUBILEE |
| Locality | CLYDEBANK |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G81 4DY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Electoral ward | Clydebank Waterfront |
| Westminster constituency | West Dunbartonshire |
| Delivery location | TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | STRYKER; UNIVERSAL RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, LLC D/B/A OBERD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72320000 - Database services

## Release History

- 27 May 2021 at 11:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011821-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nhsgoldenjubilee.co.uk/home/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:615792-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00199

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