--- title: "Unidata Support" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03888c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03888c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03888c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03888c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S" published: "2023-01-03" --- # Unidata Support Buyer: BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03888c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03888c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03888c.json) ## Summary The Business Services Organisation I T S has recently awarded a contract for Unidata Support, involving IT services such as consulting, software development, and Internet support. The procurement process was handled through a tender with an open procedure. The contract value is £140,000. Rocket Software is the supplier for this award, and the contract was signed on January 3, 2023. The buying organisation is based in BELFAST, with key services related to social care systems and support services for children, vulnerable adults, and various other care services. This contract presents opportunities for businesses in the IT services sector focusing on software development and support to provide services to the SOSCARE community system. Companies well-versed in consulting and software solutions, particularly those with expertise in social work support systems, could find this tender attractive. The awarded contract has the potential to support business growth and innovation in digital solutions for social services, with a specific emphasis on areas like Child Protection, Fostering Finance payments, and Domiciliary Care. The negotiation process considered the exclusive rights belonging to Rocket Software for the Unidata software, demonstrating the importance of intellectual property in this procurement. ## Notice Unidata Software is used by the SOSCARE community system. The SOSCARE system provides the ability to record clients and related referrals and assessments, and deploy and manage Social Work resources to provide appropriate services to clients. These clients come from areas including Childrens Services, Vulnerable Adults, Residential Care, Home Care, and Meals on Wheels, and the services provided include Fostering/Home Care (including payments), and Occupational Therapy (OT) and Hospital Social Work (SW) Referrals. The Childrens Services include areas such as Child Protection, Looked After Children [LAC], Childminders/Playgroups, Adoption and Foster Carers. Departmental Statutory Reporting for key areas is also provided. Business critical areas include Child Protection, Fostering Finance payments and Domiciliary Care (Home Care) Payments ### Lot Information Lot 1 Unidata Software is used by the SOSCARE community system. The SOSCARE system provides the ability to record clients and related referrals and assessments, and deploy and manage Social Work resources to provide appropriate services to clients. These clients come from areas including Childrens Services, Vulnerable Adults, Residential Care, Home Care, and Meals on Wheels, and the services provided include Fostering/Home Care (including payments), and Occupational Therapy (OT) and Hospital Social Work (SW) Referrals. The Childrens Services include areas such as Child Protection, Looked After Children [LAC], Childminders/Playgroups, Adoption and Foster Carers. Departmental Statutory Reporting for key areas is also provided. Business critical areas include Child Protection, Fostering Finance payments and Domiciliary Care (Home Care) Payments The system has been extended recently using web-enabled functionality, to allow the capture of UNOCINI (Understanding the Needs of Children in Northern Ireland) information. This mirrors the manual forms, and also provides for entering family-related data once, where it can be copied forward from one sibling to another, saving time in the process. The system is used by 13,000 users with average concurrency of 250. The database is stored on the Consolidated Server, based on twin data centres at Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) and Belfast City Hospital (BCH) with failover capability. The database is UNIDATA, and software used to access it is a combination of green screen application (SOSCARE) and web enabled application (UNOCINI). Each Trust has its own database, but there is functionality to allow a) cross - Trust searching for Clients and their associated referrals and services and b) cross-Trust searching of a de facto Regional Child Protection Register. ### Procurement Information Unidata Software is used by the SOSCARE community system. The SOSCARE system provides the ability to record clients and related referrals and assessments, and deploy and manage Social Work resources to provide appropriate services to clients. These clients come from areas including Childrens Services, Vulnerable Adults, Residential Care, Home Care, and Meals on Wheels, and the services provided include Fostering/Home Care (including payments), and Occupational Therapy (OT) and Hospital Social Work (SW) Referrals. The Childrens Services include areas such as Child Protection, Looked After Children [LAC], Childminders/Playgroups, Adoption and Foster Carers. Departmental Statutory Reporting for key areas is also provided. Business critical areas include Child Protection, Fostering Finance payments and Domiciliary Care (Home Care) Payments The system has been extended recently using web-enabled functionality, to allow the capture of UNOCINI (Understanding the Needs of Children in Northern Ireland) information. This mirrors the manual forms, and also provides for entering family-related data once, where it can be copied forward from one sibling to another, saving time in the process. The system is used by 13,000 users with average concurrency of 250. The database is stored on the Consolidated Server, based on twin data centres at BSO Regional Datacentres. The database is UNIDATA, and software used to access it is a combination of green screen application (SOSCARE) and web enabled application (UNOCINI). Each Trust has its own database, but there is functionality to allow a) cross - Trust searching for Clients and their associated referrals and services and b) cross-Trust searching of a de facto Regional Child Protection Register. Rocket Software own this software and have sole technical rights to Unidata software. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000027-2023 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Nov 2022 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £140,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT2 7BA | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ROCKET SOFTWARE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 3 Jan 2023 at 10:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000027-2023 - 25 Nov 2022 at 16:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033553-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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