Official UK procurement notice
Digital First OCVC Framework Management
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOngoing management of Digital First Online Consultations and Video Consultations framework (DFOCVC), sitting under the Digital Care Services (DCS) framework which is operated by NHS Digital for NHS Buyer organisations.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jan 2023, 16:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2023, 16:20 GMT
- Authority reference
C111513- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001737- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039904Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
NHS Digital manages and operates the DCS framework. It is responsible for the management and maintenance of the Standards & Capabilities model against which DFPC supplier solutions must be compliant with, and NHS Digital is also responsible for the execution of all assurance activities through which supplier solutions are assessed and determine to be compliant. There is no other provider that could complete this work.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 001737-2023-1
- Signed
- 30 Dec 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | £1,185,451 – £1,185,451 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- NHS DIGITALFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.