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Published 8 Nov 2022, 13:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Continuation of support services for the Clinical Communications Gateway System from National Services Scotland.

Official notice

Authority: Business Services Organisation I T S

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Dec 2022

Awarded to National Services Scotland2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Clinical Communications Gateway (CCG) was developed and is supported by National Services Scotland- a Public Body providing services to the NHS in Scotland.

NSS have provided the system to the HSC and is used to send and track electronic referrals between GPs and secondary and community care services. NSS provide application system support and upgrade services to the HSC.

CCG is the regionally agreed referral mechanism between Primary, Secondary and Community Care services.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Nov 2022, 13:49 GMT
Last source update: 8 Dec 2022, 07:48 GMT
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-034723
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03800b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: The Clinical Communications Gateway (CCG) was developed and is supported by National Services Scotland- a Public Body providing services to the NHS in Scotland.
NSS have provided the system to the HSC and is used to send and track electronic referrals between GPs and secondary and community care services. NSS provide application system support and upgrade services to the HSC.
CCG is the regionally agreed referral mechanism between Primary, Secondary and Community Care services.
Every day over 2500 referrals are made from Primary Care to Secondary or Community care. The CCG system has brought significant benefits to the referral process in recent years. It helps ensure the secure and timely delivery of accurate patient referral details so improving the service to patients. The HSCB has mandated the use of CCG for all referrals from GPs to all Secondary and Community Care services.
The CCG system was designed and developed by the NHS in Scotland- National Services Scotland (NSS).
Ownership and technical knowledge of the system rests only with NSS. The software is also used in Scotland and Wales and NSS undertake all services to ensure commonality across the user base.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Procurement method changed
8 Dec 2022, 07:48 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 8 Dec 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
National Services Scotland	£300,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
National Services Scotland	£300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Continuation of support services for the Clinical Communications Gateway System from National Services Scotland · National Services Scotland
Signed
8 Dec 2022
Value
£300,000
Status
active
Continuation of support services for the Clinical Communications Gateway System from National Services Scotland · National Services Scotland
Signed
8 Nov 2022
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business Services Organisation I T S

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth 12-14 Great Victoria Street, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT2 7BAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Business Services OrganisationReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

National Services ScotlandAwarded supplier Edinburgh, Scotland

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.