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title: "Vet School Vender Neutral Archiving System"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000639093"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
published: "2022-08-25"
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# Vet School Vender Neutral Archiving System

Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000639093

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for a Vet School Vender Neutral Archiving System to Siemens Healthcare Limited. The tender involved the procurement of a system to store and manage veterinary images and associated documents. The contract, worth £219,800, was signed on 25th August 2022. The University identified the need for this system through market research to ensure the best value for their activities.

This procurement process creates opportunities for businesses specializing in healthcare technology and software solutions. Suppliers with expertise in archiving systems and healthcare IT services would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The University of Edinburgh, as the buying organisation, located in Edinburgh, UK, engaged in an open procurement method for goods, emphasising quality and price criteria in their award decision.

## Notice

The University of Edinburgh (UoE) Royal (Dick) Vet School of Veterinary Studies proposes to purchase a Vender Neutral Archiving System, to be on premises clients supplied hardware with bought-in VNA software with a 5 year warranty and service contract. After considerable market research this is seen as the best value option, so variations shall not be considered.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Edinburgh (UoE) Royal (Dick) Vet School of Veterinary Studies proposes to purchase a Vender Neutral Archiving System, to be on-prem with software as a service as the best value option. The Vet School's current PACS system is not covered by a formal contract due to expiring a number of years ago. The current system in use is unable to interface with key technology resulting in a potential loss and misinterpretation of data and requires very close monitoring from the Schools IT Team. Not having a contract with the supplier is making it difficult to support, resulting in a loss of service. Therefore, the Vet School require a Vender Neutral Software Application to hold Image Capture and associated documents from cases worked on with the Small Animal Hospital.

Renewal: 5 years initially with potential to extend for 5 more years

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG457496 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £220,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £219,800 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Additional buyers | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SIEMENS HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
- 48329000 - Imaging and archiving system
- 85150000 - Medical imaging services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG457496
- 15 Dec 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC402402

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC402402
  Vet School Vender Neutral Archiving System - The University of Edinburgh (UoE) Royal (Dick) Vet School of Veterinary Studies proposes to purchase a Vender Neutral Archiving System, to be on premises clients supplied hardware with bought-in VNA software with a 5 year warranty and service contract. After considerable market research this is seen as the best value option, so variations shall not be considered.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG457496
  Vet School Vender Neutral Archiving System - The University of Edinburgh (UoE) Royal (Dick) Vet School of Veterinary Studies proposes to purchase a Vender Neutral Archiving System, to be on premises clients supplied hardware with bought-in VNA software with a 5 year warranty and service contract. After considerable market research this is seen as the best value option, so variations shall not be considered.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0024&from=EN
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/30/contents/enacted
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/493/contents/made
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000639093
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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