Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Annual Support for National Health Application Infrastructure Service — NHAIS
II.1.2)Main CPV code72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
National Health Application and Infrastructure Service (NHAIS) is a system that has been developed by the NHS for the sole use of the NHS to help manage primary care patient registrations, practitioner payments, population screening and other services. DXC took over support of NHAIS in Northern Ireland in 2018 and are now the only supplier with the relevant skills and knowledge required to support this system. BSO run a customised version of the software in Northern Ireland to better meet the needs of the services they provide.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000.00 GBP
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKN NORTHERN IRELAND
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
National Health Application and Infrastructure Service (NHAIS) is a system that has been developed by the NHS for the sole use of the NHS to help manage primary care patient registrations, practitioner payments, population screening and other services. DXC took over support of NHAIS in Northern Ireland in 2018 and are now the only supplier with the relevant skills and knowledge required to support this system. BSO run a customised version of the software in Northern Ireland to better meet the needs of the services they provide. The NHAIS system has been used exclusively in Northern Ireland since 2004 to provide the services that are essential to H&SC in NI. It is currently due for replacement as part of the digital identity project at a cost of approximately. There is currently no other supplier for these services. The services provided by NHAIS are required on an on-going basis and no other supplier can provide this service.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureNegotiated procedure without prior publication
- 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:
NHAIS is a system that has been developed by the NHS for the sole use of the NHS to help manage primary care patient registrations, practitioner payments, population screening and other services. DXC took over support of NHAIS in N. Ireland in 2018 and are now the only supplier with the relevant skills and knowledge required to support the system. BSO run a customised version of the software to better meet the needs of the services which they provide. There is currently no other supplier for these services.
IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Title:
Provision of Annual Support for National Health Application and Infrastructure Service (NHAIS)
V.2)Award of contract/concession
V.2.1)Date of contract award decision:09/02/2020
V.2.2)Information about tendersThe contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor/concessionaireOfficial name: DXC UK Ltd
Postal address: Cain Road, Bracknell
Town: Berkshire
NUTS code: UKJ11 Berkshire
Postal code: RG12 1HN
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 1 200 000.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Business Services Organisation
Postal address: 2 Franklin Street
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT2 8DQ
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:09/03/2020