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title: "GP IT Systems"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000663746"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS FORTH VALLEY"
published: "2021-08-20"
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# GP IT Systems

Buyer: NHS FORTH VALLEY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000663746

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## Summary

The NHS Forth Valley has completed the procurement process for GP IT Systems, which provide essential patient administration and clinical applications for 51 practices within the NHS Forth Valley Board region. The procurement was conducted under a limited method, with the tender for these services initiated on 21st July 2021 and formally awarded to EMIS Ltd. The contract, valued at £610,000, allows for a continuation of services during an extended 24-month transition period. The procurement falls under the Health industry category and is located in Stirling, UK.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in healthcare IT services, specifically those with expertise in patient administration and clinical application systems. Companies that are well-suited to compete may include established IT providers specialising in healthcare solutions, particularly those capable of integrating with existing NHS systems or delivering under framework agreements. The continuation of critical IT services highlights the demand for reliable and compliant software solutions in the healthcare sector, opening pathways for growth and collaboration with public sector entities.

## Notice

GP IT Systems for patient administration, clinical applications, and associated services for 51 practices in the NHS Forth Valley Board region currently provided by EMIS Health. These applications comply with the Scottish Enhanced Functionality (SEF) requirement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Forth Valley Board require a modification to a contract to provide the continuation of services for GP IT Systems from their current contractor to cover an extended transition period of a further 24 months to new services provided under the framework agreement by National Services Scotland ['NSS'], on behalf of entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, local authorities, to entities constituted pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, the Scottish Prison Service, GP practices or premises from which GP or primary medical care services are provided, for GP IT Managed Services (OJEU 2019/S 024-053582). This modification allows contractors that have been appointed to the framework agreement to achieve a specified extent of compliance with certain functional and non-functional requirements which were all clearly identified in the procurement documents. Validation has not been reached by any of the contractors. This modification allows for 6 months for these practices to agree a new call off contract following mini competition according to the rules of the framework agreement. This modification allows for a further 6 months transition from old services to new.

### Procurement Information

To provide continuation of essential current GP IT clinical system provision until services are replaced by the new services procured under the GP IT Managed Services framework agreement by NSS [2019/S 024-053582]. The Contracting Authority relies on Regulation 72 (1)(b) of The Public Contracts (Scotland ) Regulations 2015 where a change of contractor cannot be made for economic or technical reasons and it would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the Contracting Authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50 % of the initial contract value.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424950 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency 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 | 20 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £610,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS FORTH VALLEY |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK9 4SW |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling North |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM76 Falkirk |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 48180000 - Medical software package
- 48814000 - Medical information systems
- 48814200 - Patient-administration system
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72500000 - Computer-related services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424950

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424950
  GP IT Systems - GP IT Systems for patient administration, clinical applications, and associated services for 51 practices in the NHS Forth Valley Board region currently provided by EMIS Health. These applications comply with the Scottish Enhanced Functionality (SEF) requirement.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsforthvalley.com
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000663746
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=663746

## Provenance

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