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title: "Provision of Image Exchange Portal )IEP)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044ea5"
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# Provision of Image Exchange Portal )IEP)

Buyer: BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION I T S  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044ea5

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## Summary

The Business Services Organisation I T S in Belfast has completed the tender process for the provision of the Image Exchange Portal (IEP) service. This IT services contract falls under the main procurement category of services, involving the connection of imaging information between various healthcare sites in the UK. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The awarded contract, valued at £225,000 GBP, was signed on 29th March 2024 with Sectra Limited.

This tender for the Image Exchange Portal service presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in IT services, consulting, software development, and Internet support. Businesses adept at providing secure and efficient imaging data exchange solutions would find this tender suitable for competition. The procurement stage has now progressed to the award phase, with the active contract awarded to Sectra Limited, a large-scale supplier in the specified industry category.

## Notice

The Sectra Image Exchange Portal (IEP) enables HSC to efficiently and securely exchange and access imaging information between NIPACS sites and non NIPACS sites BCH and RVH. The IEP service also allows the secure exchange and access of imaging information between all HSCNI sites and the other regional UK NHS sites. When NIPACS+ is fully operational, the IEP service will only be required to send electronic imaging from HSCNI NIPACS+ sites to England, Scotland and Wales as the NIPACS+ Service will provide a single regional imaging solution across HSCNI.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Sectra Image Exchange Portal (IEP) enables HSC to efficiently and securely exchange and access imaging information between NIPACS sites and non NIPACS sites BCH and RVH. The IEP service also allows the secure exchange and access of imaging information between all HSCNI sites and the other regional UK NHS sites. When NIPACS+ is fully operational, the IEP service will only be required to send electronic imaging from HSCNI NIPACS+ sites to England, Scotland and Wales as the NIPACS+ Service will provide a single regional imaging solution across HSCNI. A number of patients across the region are referred for treatment- specialist opinion to a variety of hospitals in the UK e.g. specialist paediatric orthopaedic patients, organ donation requirements, waiting list initiatives etc. It is also used to transfer imaging between RVH, BCH and NIPACS. The connection to the IEP will support the need to maintain a complete imaging record irrespective of where procedures are performed. This is an essential element in that when patients return to their local hospital for on-going care their radiology record is complete.

### Procurement Information

The Image Exchange Portal is utilised in all hospitals in the UK who provide imaging services. IEP is required to connect bi-directionally between HSCNI hospitals and the rest of the UK. IEP is solely provided by Sectra Ltd.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010466-2024 |
| 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 | 29 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £225,000 |

## 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 | BT7 2JD |
| 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 | SECTRA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 29 Mar 2024 at 08:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010466-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/

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