Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Procurement Services, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Woodlands House, Maes-Y-Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
UK
Telephone: +44 02921508264
E-mail: emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Integrated Digital Implementation System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212517
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership who are hosted by Velindre NHS Trust acting on behalf of NHS Executives who wish to inform the market that they intend to award an interim contract until the 31st March 2024 for an Integrated Educational and Digital Implementation System.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72212517
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership who are hosted by Velindre NHS Trust acting on behalf of NHS Executives who wish to inform the market that they intend to award an interim contract until the 31st March 2024 for an Integrated Educational and Digital Implementation System.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
The NHS Executives have a requirement for continuity of service for the educational and digital implementation platform in place that acts as an integrated Healthcare professional and patient support tool to deliver large scale programmes across all Wales to achieve established clinical and behavioural outcomes for the population. The system has been fully implemented for a number of years and provides a number of functions including to develop and implement national education solutions in the form of Welsh National Guidelines and Standards, providing dashboards and tools for clinical leaders, managers and commissioners to manage implementations of bespoke interventions, such as national clinical guidelines, large-scale education programmes, quality improvement, and patient support apps. ICST also provide sharing the learning through publishing and presenting at national and international conferences on what has been created, delivered and achieved in Wales. It should be noted that ICST advise that they own the intellectual property rights to the platform and service.
Following a review of the service and platform, NHS Executives are decommissioning the requirement, however, there is a need for continuity of service whilst the exit strategy is being communicated and undertaken with service users.
Based on the above, NWSSP Procurement Services and NHS Executives are issuing this notice applying a 10 day standstill period prior to award of this interim contract until the 31st March 2024.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
28/11/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Institute of Clinical Science and Technology
33-35 Cathedral road, 33
CARDIFF
CF119HB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
1 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To ensure contractual arrangements remain in place to maintain the continuity of this service, the Authority intends to use the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with the use of Public Contract Regulations 2015 32 (2)(b)(ii) and (iii), competition is absent for technical reasons and (2) (b)(iii) - the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
(WA Ref:136824)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/12/2023