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title: "Support to Investigator Initiated Study"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000638074"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS GOLDEN JUBILEE"
published: "2021-05-27"
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# Support to Investigator Initiated Study

Buyer: NHS GOLDEN JUBILEE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000638074

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## Summary

The NHS Golden Jubilee, located in Clydebank, UK, has recently concluded a limited procurement process titled "Support to Investigator Initiated Study." This initiative aims to enhance the Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Data for comparative benchmarking with leading orthopaedic centres. The procurement was initiated on 27th May 2021, with a significant contract value of £583,103, awarded to Stryker UK Limited and Universal Research Solutions, LLC. The active contract was signed on 11th December 2020, indicating that the process was rigorous and involved a mandatory standstill period of 10 days before finalising the award.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses within the healthcare and data analytics sectors. Companies that specialise in orthopaedic data analysis or related health services could particularly benefit, as they would complement the existing expertise of Stryker UK and Universal Research Solutions. Smaller firms with innovative solutions in healthcare data systems may find this a perfect chance to collaborate or subcontract, thus paving the way for growth and increased market presence in the health sector.

## Notice

The National Waiting Times Centre Board (NWTC), an NHS Board located within the West of Scotland intends to enter into an agreement jointly with Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLC. The purpose of this agreement is to develop and update the Boards Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Data to allow comparative benchmarking with other leading orthopaedic centres worldwide.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The National Waiting Times Centre Board intends to enter into a contractual agreement with Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLC to compile and analyse our Orthopaedic Arthroplasty data. This information will include both implant details and patient reported outcome measures. The Board have a strong desire to work in conjunction with Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLC to allow access to both national and international leading orthopaedic centres. Universal Research Solutions LLC currently provide this service to other world leading orthopaedic centres and institutions. The Board is of the view that this is the sole option open to them to enable the sharing and benchmarking of its data within a common framework. Therefore, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, it is the Board's opinion that the required service provision can only be provided by Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLD, this being the only method available to access the data from other national and international leading orthopaedic centres within this common framework. To enable us to benchmark our data against theirs, we believe Stryker UK and Universal Research SolutionsLLC as being the only option available to meet our requirements.

### Procurement Information

The National Waiting Times Centre Board (The Golden Jubilee National Hospital) are satisfied that Universal Research Solutions LLC provide a unique solution that allows the benchmarking of orthopaedic arthroplasty data from leading national and international orthopaedic centres within a common framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY416613 |
| 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 | 27 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £583,103 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS GOLDEN JUBILEE |
| Locality | CLYDEBANK |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G81 4DY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire |
| Local authority | West Dunbartonshire |
| Electoral ward | Clydebank Waterfront |
| Westminster constituency | West Dunbartonshire |
| Delivery location | TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | STRYKER; UNIVERSAL RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, LLC D/B/A OBERD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72320000 - Database services

## Release History

- 27 May 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY416613
- 14 Dec 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC402247

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC402247
  Support to Investigator Initiated Study - The National Waiting Times Centre Board (NWTC), an NHS Board located within the West of Scotland intends to enter into an agreement jointly with Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLC. The purpose of this agreement is to develop and update the Boards Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Data to allow comparative benchmarking with other leading orthopaedic centres worldwide.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY416613
  Support to Investigator Initiated Study - The National Waiting Times Centre Board (NWTC), an NHS Board located within the West of Scotland intends to enter into an agreement jointly with Stryker UK Ltd and Universal Research Solutions LLC. The purpose of this agreement is to develop and update the Boards Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Data to allow comparative benchmarking with other leading orthopaedic centres worldwide.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsgoldenjubilee.co.uk/home/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000638074

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