Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 24 Feb 2022, 12:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Advanced Electronic Signature Consulting Services

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£114,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Jan 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Gartner UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Consultancy service to identify suitable sourcing and solution approaches for fulfilling the legal and business requirements of an Advanced Electronic Signature (AES), as a replacement for the wet signature method of prescribing medicines in the community.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Scotland has identified the need to remove the wet signature and fully digitise…Awarded

NHS Scotland has identified the need to remove the wet signature and fully digitise the prescribing process as a strategic and operational priority.

This award is for a consultancy service to identify suitable sourcing and solution approaches for fulfilling the legal and business requirements of an Advanced Electronic Signature (AES), as a replacement for the wet signature method of prescribing medicines in the community.

The work is critical in enabling Scottish Government commissioners to make informed decisions on suitable sourcing and solution approaches for AES.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Feb 2022, 12:55 GMT
Last source update: 24 Feb 2022, 12:55 GMT
Authority reference: NP605421
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-005139
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031aaf Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Published justification: An ITT for the requirement was published on the Scottish Government’s Digital and Technology Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to all 188 suppliers on Lot 2, Digital Technology Resources. No bids were received. Note: this is a highly specialised area of expertise where the challenge of finding a suitable supplier was known. Following the procurement exercise, Gartner were contacted (under the Gartner professional service contract) to ask if they could fulfil the requirement or suggest potential suppliers. Gartner offered a solution, submitted a proposal and the project team agreed that Gartner’s proposal meets the requirements listed within the initial ITT. To ensure impartiality, Gartner will be unable to tender for any subsequent requirement that arises through this work

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: 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.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:684557)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £114,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jan 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Gartner UK Limited	£114,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005139-2022-NP605421-1 · Gartner UK Limited
Signed
17 Jan 2022
Value
£114,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Gartner UK LtdAwarded supplier 93 George Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH12 3ES

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.