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15 Voluntary ex ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice

Digital health Hub for Patients and Carers with Rare Diseases

  • First published: 05 November 2024
  • Last modified: 05 November 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-145265
Published by:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Authority ID:
AA0221
Publication date:
05 November 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
15 Voluntary ex ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) and NHS Executive who are seeking to establish a five year contract to develop a digital health hub for patients suffering from rare diseases, and their carers, who are registered in Wales. The digital health hub will be a regional approach for AB UHB, C&V UHB and CTM UHB. CPV: 72222200, 72222200.

Full notice text

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) - Procurement Services

Procurement Services, Woodlands House, First Floor, Maes-Y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH

UK

Contact person: Emma Lane

Telephone: +44 02921501375

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

Digital health Hub for Patients and Carers with Rare Diseases

Reference number: CAV-VEA (24-25) 106

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72222200

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) and NHS Executive who are seeking to establish a five year contract to develop a digital health hub for patients suffering from rare diseases, and their carers, who are registered in Wales. The digital health hub will be a regional approach for AB UHB, C&V UHB and CTM UHB.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: .01  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72222200

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Care Circle will work with Cardiff and Vale UHB and the rare disease community to develop a digital hub which includes established patient groups, and health care professional teams. The hub will supply a safe and secure social platform that provides the capacity for discussion, dissemination of robust information and provision of peer support, signposting of people to this space and to CVUHB, capacity for members to track and record their symptoms and journal their health experience and use the symptom checker (including download of the symptom checker report).

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:

Cardiff and Vale UHB and its regional partners have a requirement to develop a digital health hub for patients suffering from rare diseases, and their carers, who are registered in Wales. The goal of the project is to support the four-nation approach to develop a Rare Disease Action Plan to improve the lives of those living with a rare disease and to provide the remote care component of this work, which has previously been considered vital but undeliverable. The digital hub will be co-created with the rare disease community, which includes established patient groups, and health care professional teams. This will improve communication, reduce feelings of isolation, improve co-ordination of care and patient empowerment, alongside social prescribing, data linkage, carer support. The development of patient registries and use of AI will transform the rate of research and therapy development in Rare Disease.

Due to limited funding within this area, C&V UHB and NHS Wales Executive have been working with Industry on potential solutions and as such, Care Circle have offered to develop the digital health hub free of charge on a five year contract.

Based on the above, the Authority is issuing this notice and applying a 10 day standstill period prior to awarding a five year contract.

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

Contract No: CAV-VEA (24-25) 106

V.2 Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

05/11/2024

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

CARECIRCLE TECHNOLOGY LTD

St George's Court, Winnington Avenue

Northwich

CW84EE

UK

NUTS: UKD6

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)

Total value of the concession/lot: 1.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:145265)

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

05/11/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72222200 Information systems or technology planning services Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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