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Services - 122383-2020
12/03/2020    S51

United Kingdom-Belfast: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

2020/S 051-122383

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Business Services Organisation
Postal address: Centre House, 79 Chichester Street
Town: Belfast
NUTS code: UKN0 Northern Ireland
Postal code: BT1 4JR
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Cathy Fegan
E-mail: cathy.fegan@hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/
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:

Provision of Annual Support for National Health Application Infrastructure Service — NHAIS

II.1.2)Main CPV code
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
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 lots
This 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 performance
NUTS 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 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
II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Negotiated 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

Contract No: STA8304
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 tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Official 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 body
Official 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