Digitising care and operational services, including Electronic Patient Record Systems

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Medical software package

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

5 Jan 2023, 11:40 GMT

Last source update

10 Jan 2023, 16:10 GMT

Authority reference

tender_1550 - Health Systems Support Framework

FTS notice number

2023/S 000-000719

Classification (CPV)

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMedical software package

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-03952e Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

EPR Framework extension

Publisher note: The NHS England Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF) was created to support Population Health Management and the delivery of integrated care. HSSF currently have a framework agreement for EPR (Electronic Patient Records), which is due to expire on 28th July 2023. A number of NHS Trusts have already identified, or are in the process of sighting, HSSF EPR framework as a suitable procurement route for their organisational EPR requirements. To support the procurement of these NHS organisations, we want to extend the EPR framework until 27th July 2024. <br/><br/>NHSE consider that the extension of the framework is not substantial within the meaning of Regulation 72(8) in that it does not render the framework materially different from the original framework because the call-offs during any extension will be limited to ones commenced under and within the scope of the original framework. NHSE also consider that the extension, had it been part of the original procurement process would not have attracted other market participants to seek a place on the framework or have allowed other providers to have been selected. In addition as the HSSF call-off contract provisions remain unchanged during the extension there is no modification in favour of any provider. No other changes of scope apply during the extension and no new providers are proposed to be admitted to the framework and therefore there has been no substantial alteration to the framework by virtue of the extension in duration proposed.<br/><br/>NHSE consider that extension of the framework is in the interest of both the active NHS Digitisation Programmes and the provider market generally as it ensures that there is wide availability of EPR providers to meet NHS provider Trust requirements. The extension of duration of the framework permits those provider Trusts considering this procurement route (which is one of only two procurement routes nationally endorsed under national NHSE guidance ( https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-commercial/central-commercial-function-ccf/procurement-framework-strategy-recommendations/ ) to undertake fair and transparent competitive procurement processes. The limited extension to this framework provides time for an alternative framework to be established, which will enable wider market access for NHS provider Trusts to the full range of EPR providers. <br/><br/>Therefore, following the 10-day standstill period, if the NHS England receives no substantiated objections, the NHS England aims to conclude the proposed framework contract extension with the following suppliers on or after 12:00 noon 16/01/2023. Key contact to detail any objection to this VEAT notice – Herlin Joseph via email herlin.joseph@nhs.net<br/><br/>Names of suppliers listed under HSSF EPR framework <br/>Allscripts Healthcare (IT) UK Limited<br/>Cerner Limited<br/>Dedalus (formerly DXC)<br/>IMS Maxims<br/>Meditech UK<br/>Nervecentre Software Ltd<br/>System C Healthcare Ltd<br/>The Phoenix Partnership Ltd - TPP<br/><br/>Please ignore V.2.3 (as it is only showing one supplier) and the suppliers listed in the EPR framework is listed above. Also please ignore the nominal contract values mentioned in the VEAT notice as this notice is only for the extension of the framework agreement and we are not aware of the future framework call-off contract values at this stage.

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• THE PHOENIX PARTNERSHIP (LEEDS) LTDFramework contractor04077829 TPP House, 129 Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS18 5PX

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