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title: "VEAT- Extension of Electronic Patient Records System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046cfe"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2024-06-03"
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# VEAT- Extension of Electronic Patient Records System

Buyer: DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046cfe

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## Summary

The Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust has completed a procurement process titled "VEAT- Extension of Electronic Patient Records System" in the services main procurement category, involving the award of a contract extension to Access UK Limited. This voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice ensures continuous operation of the existing Electronic Patient Records system to support a collaborative tender process with Dorset ICB/Dorset NHS's and Somerset NHS. The procurement method used was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies providing IT products and services within the healthcare industry, particularly those with experience in managing service desk provision, service level agreements, and application user licence limits. Businesses interested in system migrations and integration projects for critical business systems may find this tender suited to their expertise. The successful bidder, Access UK Limited, has been awarded the contract for the provision of Electronic Patient Records for the UK Poole region.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. Dorset Healthcare has awarded a contract extension to Access UK Limited to supply Provision of IT Products and Services, including service desk provision, Service Level Agreements and application user licence limits. This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing Electronic Patient Records during the collaborative tender process with Dorset ICB/Dorset NHS's and Somerset NHS for a long term contract and allow sufficient time to a possible system migration of a business critical system with integrations to other systems. It is also allowing for contingency plans should a resulting system migration fail at a defined stage gate.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. Dorset Healthcare has awarded a contract extension to Access UK Limited to supply Provision of IT Products and Services, including service desk provision, Service Level Agreements and application user licence limits. This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing Electronic Patient Records during the collaborative tender process with Dorset ICB/Dorset NHS's and Somerset NHS for a long term contract and allow sufficient time to a possible system migration of a business critical system with integrations to other systems. It is also allowing for contingency plans should a resulting system migration fail at a defined stage gate.

### Procurement Information

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. Dorset Healthcare has awarded a contract extension to Access UK Limited to supply Provision of IT Products and Services, including service desk provision, Service Level Agreements and application user licence limits. This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing Electronic Patient Records during the collaborative tender process with Dorset ICB/Dorset NHS's and Somerset NHS for a long term contract and allow sufficient time to a possible system migration of a business critical system with integrations to other systems. It is also allowing for contingency plans should a resulting system migration fail at a defined stage gate.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017160-2024 |
| 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 | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 May 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 | £1,120,419 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | POOLE, |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH17 0RB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Canford Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Dorset and North Poole |
| Delivery location | TLK25 Dorset |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACCESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79996100 - Records management

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2024 at 13:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017160-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk
- https://dorsethealthcare.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=866156722
- https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/

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