Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT12 6HU
UK
Contact person: BSO PALS ICT
E-mail: ict.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Single regional integrated Radiology Information System (RIS), Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS), Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland - NIPACS+
Reference number: 2691578
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72260000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Business Services Organisation (“BSO”) on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland wishes to procure the delivery, implementation, ongoing support and development of a single regional integrated RIS,PACS and VNA which will operate as a single imaging system with the facility to store, distribute, view and diagnose images both within radiology and those which originate outside of the radiology domain in their native format, to be known as the Northern Ireland Picture Archive and Communications System + Solution (the“NIPACS+ Solution”).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
145 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48800000
48151000
72300000
72268000
48100000
48180000
72590000
72000000
48517000
72250000
30200000
51611100
44316400
72500000
48000000
50312000
50312600
30214000
80533100
72253000
48814400
33110000
48329000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Business Services Organisation (“BSO”) on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland wishes to procure the delivery, implementation, ongoing support and development of a single regional integrated RIS,PACS and VNA which will operate as a single imaging system with the facility to store, distribute, view and diagnose images both within radiology and those which originate outside of the radiology domain in their native format, to be known as the Northern Ireland Picture Archive and Communications System + Solution (the“NIPACS+ Solution”).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Non Price / Weighting
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Price / Weighting
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The duration of the contract will be 10 years with the option for the term to be extended at BSO's discretion by afurther 5 years in 1 year increments.Options will be also required for additional interface development and additional data migration.BSO may exercise an option to implement the epic radiology information system at a still to be determinedtime during the NIPACS+ contract. This may require additional assistance from the NIPACS+ solution supplier.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Please note this is not a joint procurement.The contracting authority is BSO as stated in I.1 awarding on behalf of HSCNI as described in Section VI.3.Please see Section VI.3 for full details of the NIPACS+ requirement
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 012-024259
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Single Regional Integrated Radiology Information System (RIS), Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS), Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland — NIPACS+ A co
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/07/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SECTRA LIMITED
4571654
Bank House, Primett Road
Stevenage
SG13EE
UK
E-mail: info.uk@sectra.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 145 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The estimated value of the contract £145 million. This figure is inclusive of all options, including extension options.. The core functionality of the NIPACS+ solution will include a regional single integrated RIS/PACS/VNA service for HSCNI and the facility to store, distribute, view and diagnose images both within radiology and those which originate outside of the radiology domain in their native format. In addition to the core functionality the NIPACS+ solution should be capable of extension to include the optional functionality/further options as noted at Section II.2.11). The NIPACS+ solution will be implemented as a single instance across Northern Ireland for use by those involved in the delivery of care on behalf of HSCNI. HSCNI means health and social care services in Northern Ireland being acute and community services provided by the 5 health trusts, ambulance trust, general practitioner surgeries and clinics, health boards and agencies and central government healthcare services organisations (‘HSCNI’)..
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice In Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT13JF
UK
Telephone: +44 03002007812
E-mail: adminoffice@courtsni.gov.uk
Fax: +44 02890724799
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/topics/courts-and-tribunals
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the High Court (Northern Ireland). Any such proceedings are subject to the time limits as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/08/2022