Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Informatics Service as hosted by Velindre NHS Trust
Ty Glan yr Afon, 21 Cowbridge Road East
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 7786634674
E-mail: matthew.perrott@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Ambulance Service NHs Trust
H.M. stanley hospital
Denbighshire
LL017 0RS
UK
Contact person: Simon Whitehead
E-mail: simon.whitehead@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wales.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
St Cadocs Hospital, Lodge road,
Caerleon
NP18 3XQ
UK
Contact person: Matthew Perrott
E-mail: matthew.perrott@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wales.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Abertawe Bro Morganwg University Health Board
One Talbot Gateway, Baglan Energy Park,
Baglen
SA12 7BR
UK
Contact person: Helen James
E-mail: helen.james@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wales.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
YsbytyGwynedd, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2PW
UK
Contact person: Simon Whitehead
E-mail: simon.whitehead@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wales.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff and Value University Health Board
University Hospital of Wales
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
UK
Contact person: Claire Salisbury
E-mail: claire.salisbury@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wales.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Cwm Taf University Health Board
Ynysmeurig House, Navigation Park
Abercynon
CF45 4SN
UK
Contact person: Esther Price
E-mail: Esther.price@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wales.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Hywel dda University Health Board
Prince Phillip Hospital, Bryngwyn Mawr
Llanelli
SA14 8QF
UK
Contact person: alan Binks
E-mail: alan.binks@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wales.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
2 Capial Quarter
Cardiff
CF10 4BZ
UK
Contact person: Christine Thorne
E-mail: christine.thorne@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wales.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
NHS Wales GMS IT Clinical System Services Framework Agreement
Reference number: P189.02
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Awarding Authority is seeking to undertake a reprocurement of an existing contract for a GMS IT System Services framework agreement. The key components of the new agreement will include (without limitation) the delivery of a managed service, including the following:
oProvision, ongoing development, upgrade and maintenance of GMS clinical system software solutions
oProvision of central hosting and all associated Services to deliver this functionality as a Managed Service
oProvision of an application support services at an infrastructure level (in support of central hosting arrangements) and at the user level (as second or third line support to the NHS Wales helpdesk)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
70 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48810000
48800000
48000000
48100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
All sites and geographical location of NHS Wales and the Health Boards and NHS Trusts within Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
At a more detailed level the scope of the new framework agreement will include(without limitation)the following: Delivery of GMS IT Clinical System Services to embrace the following key areas:
o Intuitive functionality which support the requirements of the GMS Contract
o Functionality and interoperability requirements for NHS Wales national services
o Hosted,web-based patient centric service with the functional capability to adapt and respond to future service delivery requirements across Primary, Community and Social Care Settings(General Medical Services)as well as facilitate remote mobile working as appropriate.
o Services(including appropriate 3rd party products)which support core clinical business functions through compliance with NHS Wales national Architecture and Interoperability Framework Standards Further details concerning the scope and nature of the requirement shall be included with subsequent documentation. It is the expectation of the Contracting Authority to enter in to an arrangement for the supply of the required services that will be structured in a manner that will facilitate VAT recovery by the Contracting Authority on all associated costs of the arrangement under the appropriate NHS VAT Contracted Out Services relief, on the basis that it qualifies as a fully managed outsourced service by meeting all the requirements for such arrangements as laid down by the relevant Tax Authority. It is the expectation of the Contracting Authority to enter into an arrangement for the supply of any solution/service that will be structured in a manner that will allow all associated costs of the arrangement to be kept off-balance sheet under International Financial Reporting Standards.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Authority shall reserve the right to extend the agreement by up to an additional 24months in multiples of 12months.
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
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2017/S 045-082141
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P189.02
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vision (In Practice Systems Ltd)
The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street
London
SW8 3QJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1382564321
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Microtest Ltd
18 Normandy Way
Bodmin
PL311EX
UK
Telephone: +44 1208261600
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 70 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:81975)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Wales Informatics Service
Ty Glan Yr Afon, 21 Cowbridge Road East
Cardiff
CF11 9AD
UK
Telephone: +44 7786674635
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/05/2018