Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
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
CLI-VEA-57525 BREAST CANCER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Reference number: CLI-VEA-57525
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Utilising AI to support Pathologists in assessing and quantitating tumour markers when reporting breast cancer biopsies.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
167 447.96
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Utilising AI to support pathologists in the review of the slides, in identifying, grading and characterizing suspected findings of cancer in breast biopsy specimens and in filling slide- and case-level reports.
The application also supports the pre-ordering of Breast tumour biomarkers based on the detection and characterization of Invasive breast cancer.
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
A successful pilot in BCUHB is utilising AI to support Pathologists in assessing and quantitating tumour markers when reporting breast cancer biopsies. It is proposed to utilise additional funding awarded from Welsh Government to roll out this development to all Health Boards.
All Health Boards in Wales utilise Ibex for prostate biopsies, and it is also already used in BCUHB for breast biopsies. The infrastructure is in place within NHS Wales to use this system, including an existing Data Protection Impact Assessment. Due to the time constraints of the funding it is not feasible to roll out the use of a different supplier at this time.
For the reasons outlined above and to ensure the success of the project, NHS Wales have no option but to enter in to an agreement without any formal underpinning Framework Agreement for a 12 month period.
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:
2024/S 000-033379
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CLI-VEA-57525
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ibex Medical Analytics Ltd
Mixer House, 101 Rokach Blvd
Tel Aviv-Yafo
6153101
IL
Telephone: +44 7492998884
NUTS: IL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 163 447.96
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:145595)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/10/2024