Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Procurement Department, Westward House, 15-17 St James Street
Paisley
PA3 2HJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1412784782
E-mail: james.warnock@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10722
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
GE Viewpoint System Software - Support & Maintenance
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHSGGC currently undertake around 45,000 echocardiograph investigations annually across the main acute hospital sites. At each site
echocardiograph image data is captured by the imaging device (echo scanner) and then transferred to, and stored centrally.
There are 2 instances of the application currently running within NHSGGC which are used extensively across both Adult and Paediatrics
Cardiology for patient Echocardiograph investigations.
This VEAT is to extent support and maintenance for an additional 3 year term.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
238 733.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHSGGC currently undertake around 45,000 echocardiograph investigations annually across the main acute hospital sites. At each site echocardiograph image data is captured by the imaging device (echo scanner) and then transferred to, and stored centrally.
There are 2 instances of the application currently running within NHSGGC which are used extensively across both Adult and Paediatrics
Cardiology for patient Echocardiograph investigations.
This VEAT is to extent support and maintenance for an additional 3 year term
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: cost
/ Weighting: 100
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
For the support and maintenance of the GE Viewpoint systems software, GE has an exclusive agreement with a preferred support & maintenance provider. This VEAT is to extent support and maintenance for an additional 3 year term
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:
2025/S 000-038438
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
01/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 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
Health Net Connections Limited
14 Ash Hill Road, Ash
Aldershot
GU12 6AE
UK
Telephone: +44 1483815123
NUTS: UKJ25
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 238 733.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:809119)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place
GLASGOW
G5 9DA
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance.
However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts : an economic operator that suffers or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage
attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,
may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/09/2025