--- title: "Vaccination Programme Notification Service" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-125205" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-125205" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-125205.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-125205.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES" published: "2022-10-05" --- # Vaccination Programme Notification Service Buyer: DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-kuma6s-125205 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-125205) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-125205.json) ## Summary Digital Health and Care Wales has awarded a contract for the "Vaccination Programme Notification Service" to UK Gov Notify. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £2,500,000 and was signed on 30th September 2022. The service delivery locations are spread across various sites in NHS Wales. This procurement creates opportunities for businesses that can provide IT systems for critical communications, especially relating to healthcare services. Companies offering messaging platforms, email services, and IT solutions for large-scale transactional communications would be well-suited to compete. The awarding of this contract indicates a priority on maintaining effective communication channels for public health initiatives, particularly in managing the Covid vaccination programme in Wales. ## Notice Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has executed an Agreement to continue the use of UK Gov Notify - the government's messaging platform. The platform has been developed by Central Government for use by all parts of the public sector to deliver urgent messages/texts. It has been a vital platform in in managing the messages for the Covid vaccination from each Health Board in Wales to its patients since December 2020. Given that the vaccination and booster programmes are still ongoing and likely to continue for as a minimum the next twelve (12) months, it was essential that continued contract coverage was in place. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has executed an Agreement to continue the use of UK Gov Notify - the government's messaging platform. The platform has been developed by Central Government for use by all parts of the public sector to deliver urgent messages/texts. It has been a vital platform in in managing the messages for the Covid vaccination from each Health Board in Wales to its patients since December 2020. Given that the vaccination and booster programmes are still ongoing and likely to continue for as a minimum the next twelve (12) months, it was essential that continued contract coverage was in place. ### Procurement Information Given the criticality to provide continued access to a proven COVID Vaccine IT System, DHCW executed another agreement with UK Gov Notify by October 2022. Since December 2020, the system has enabled transactional communications (letters, emails and text messages) to be sent in large numbers, as required to support the Vaccination programme. An agreed Appointment Letter template is already established and in use and can continue to be deployed, without any interruption to the service. Finally, it has been further developed in response to the COVID pandemic as the "go to" platform for using in respect of managing the risks of COVID. The platform is being utilised across the UK and has been endorsed for use by the Westminster Government and regional governments e.g., Wales, Scotland and Ireland. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125205 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 5 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Sep 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 | £2,500,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF11 9AD | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | | Local authority | Cardiff | | Electoral ward | Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | THE CABINET OFFICE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services - 64212100 - Short Message Service (SMS) services ## Release History - 5 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=125205 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT413855 Vaccination Programme Notification Service - Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has executed an Agreement to continue the use of UK Gov Notify - the government's messaging platform. The platform has been developed by Central Government for use by all parts of the public sector to deliver urgent messages/texts. It has been a vital platform in in managing the messages for the Covid vaccination from each Health Board in Wales to its patients since December 2020. Given that the vaccination and booster programmes are still ongoing and likely to continue for as a minimum the next twelve (12) months, it was essential that continued contract coverage was in place. ## Notice URLs - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-125205 - https://dhcw.nhs.wales/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-125205. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-125205.json.