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title: "National Inventory Management Solution"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000630388"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"NSS\")"
published: "2021-03-09"
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# National Inventory Management Solution

Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000630388

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), is focused on acquiring a "National Inventory Management Solution" to facilitate the management and tracking of critical care consumables throughout Scotland. The procurement falls within the health services industry and is currently at the award stage, following a competitive tendering process that employed an open procedure. The contract, valued at approximately £5.8 million, includes a hard deadline for system implementation by 31st March 2021. The services are expected to be delivered across various sites throughout Scotland.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in inventory management software and healthcare solutions. Companies well-equipped to compete should have expertise in providing managed software as a service (SaaS) and experience with compliance to industry standards such as GS1 and PEPPOL. Additionally, firms capable of delivering real-time tracking, supply chain management, and excellent customer support will be well-suited to target this opportunity, particularly in light of the urgent demand stemming from the ongoing public health crisis.

## Notice

This procurement was seeking to purchase software which will deliver a national inventory management solution in order to support the management, consumption, track and trace of critical care consumables acquired by or on behalf of NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the national Health Service (Scotland) Act1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978)and potentially all Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies(Joint Working)Scotland Act 2014 regardless of end user which may include health, social care, hospice care or care in the community.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement project was seeking a Service Provider to provide a fully managed and hosted Cloud based service for a National Catalogue and Inventory Management solution in order to support the management, consumption, track and trace of critical care consumables across all areas of stock holdings within NHS Scotland and NHS Scotland partners in health and social care. A summary of the requirement is as follows, please note this list isn't exhaustive: The Service Provider will provide a fully managed and hosted service (SaaS); System updates managed centrally/performed remotely; GS1 and PEPPOL compliant; Catalogue data updateable in real time and managed directly by Suppliers; Real time Operational Management and Real time Management of all inventories: stock levels, recording usage, tracking demand/consumption, tracing product, automatic replenishment, goods returns; Support for GS1 standards for data such as GTINs ('single' and 'outer' supply units), GLNs and GSRNs; Interfaces/Usable Outputs to other systems supporting Theatre Management, Cath Labs, Patient Management, Equipment/Asset Management, Pharmacy prescribing/dispensing, Facilities Management and the National Catering System. Important note: There is a hard deadline for system "go live" of 31st March 2021. Contractors MUST ensure they detail in their tender response, how this hard deadline will be achieved. Please refer to the ITT document for further information on implementation of key milestones by this date.

Renewal: 3 x 12 month extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR409053 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,800,000 |
| Lots value | £5,800,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,140,415 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS") |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9EB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GENESIS AUTOMATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48430000 - Inventory management software package
- 48490000 - Procurement software package
- 48517000 - IT software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72212430 - Inventory management software development services

## Release History

- 9 Mar 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR409053
- 23 Sep 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP395551

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP395551
  National Inventory Management Solution - This procurement is seeking to purchase software which will deliver a national inventory management solution in order to support the management, consumption, track and trace of critical care consumables acquired by or on behalf of NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the national Health Service (Scotland) Act1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978)and potentially all Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies(Joint Working)Scotland Act 2014 regardless of end user which may include health, social care, hospice care or care in the community.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR409053
  National Inventory Management Solution - This procurement was seeking to purchase software which will deliver a national inventory management solution in order to support the management, consumption, track and trace of critical care consumables acquired by or on behalf of NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the national Health Service (Scotland) Act1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisations established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978)and potentially all Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies(Joint Working)Scotland Act 2014 regardless of end user which may include health, social care, hospice care or care in the community.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- http://www.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000630388
- https://scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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