Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
TA15DA
UK
Contact person: Vicky Matthews
E-mail: vicky.matthews@somersetft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKK23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/
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
Stock Inventory Management System (SIMS)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72250000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Stock Inventory Management System (SIMS) for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
378 164.28
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72212430
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct award against the NHS Commercial Solutions Framework.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Direct award against the NHS Commercial Solutions framework operating under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ingenica Solutions
07980151
Portsmouth
PO6 4TY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 378 164.28
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Taunton
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/04/2026