Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Blood and Transplant
North Bristol Park
Filton, Bristol
BS34 7QH
UK
Telephone: +44 1179217230
E-mail: Gerry.Dulston@nhsbt.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nhsbt.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
Pulse Development, Support and Maintenance
Reference number: NHSBT1260
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48180000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Pulse is an integrated set of application components which covers the whole blood component lifecycle, from a donor registering to a pack being issued. Pulse is also the system used by NHSBT Tissues Services for the management of the Tissue Bank.
The Pulse set of applications supports the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood components. It is critical to running the NHSBT business. Separate instances of the Pulse application are also used by the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Jersey. The failure of Pulse for even a short period would significantly impact NHSBT’s ability to meet the demand from hospitals and the patients they serve. NHSBT own the IPR for Pulse but the system is supported, developed and maintained by a managed service supplier.
The requirement of this tender is for the ongoing provision of support, development and maintenance of these services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Pulse is an integrated set of application components which covers the whole blood component lifecycle, from a donor registering to a pack being issued. Pulse is also the system used by NHSBT Tissues Services for the management of the Tissue Bank.
The Pulse set of applications supports the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood components. It is critical to running the NHSBT business. Separate instances of the Pulse application are also used by the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Jersey. The failure of Pulse for even a short period would significantly impact NHSBT’s ability to meet the demand from hospitals and the patients they serve. NHSBT own the IPR for Pulse but the system is supported, developed and maintained by a managed service supplier.
The requirement of this tender is for the ongoing provision of support, development and maintenance of these services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Criteria
/ Weighting: 70 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Open procedure
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 020-044447
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NHSBT1260
Title: Pulse Development, Support and Maintenance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/04/2020
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
Savant Ltd
Burton-in-Kendal
UK
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:
: 10 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Blood and Transplant
Bristol
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Blood and Transplant
500 North Bristol Park, Filton
Bristol
BS34 7QH
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution London
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/05/2020