Find a TenderAwarded
Published 31 May 2021, 08:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Endoscopy Reporting System (ERS)

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£3,700,000exc. VAT · 1 value update3.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2022awarded 7 Jul 2023
Awarded to HD Clinical Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Scotland has awarded a contract for a national Endoscopy Reporting System (ERS).

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHS Scotland has awarded a contract for a national Endoscopy Reporting System (ERS)AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,700,000
Delivery: Scotland · Scotland
Extensions: This contract includes the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months, agreed annually.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

How this buyer will score bids.

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
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Functional Requirements: 45%
  • Non-Functional Requirements: 30%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Functional Requirements: 45
  • Non-Functional Requirements: 30
  • Price: 25
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD Q.4B.1.1: Bidders are required to provide statement of accounts or extracts relating to their business for the previous 3 years. Where any are risks identified by NSS as part of the due diligence carried out on the above information NSS may require bidders to provide additional information to demonstrate financial standing. Additional information can include but not be limited to:

    • parent company accounts (if applicable)
    • deeds of guarantee
    • bankers statements and references
    • accountants’ references
    • management accounts
    • financial projections, including cash flow forecasts
    • details and evidence of previous contracts, including contract values
    • capital availability.

    Bidders who cannot provide suitable evidence of a secure financial standing may be excluded from the procurement.

    Q.4B.5.1 and Q.4B.5.2: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employers liability insurance: 5 000 000 GBP;

    Public liability insurance: 1 000 000 GBP;

    Professional indemnity insurance: 1 000 000 GBP.

  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD 4C.1.2 Please provide details of three relevant examples of services carried out during the last three years.

    4.C.2 Bidders will be required to confirm details of the technicians or technical bodies such as ISO or equivalent who they can call upon, especially those responsible for quality control. Please provide examples such as the following:

    • Cyber Essentials
    • ISO 9001 - Quality Management Systems
    • ISO 27001 - Information Security Management
    • ISO 27017 - Code of practice for information security controls
    • ISO 27018 - Code of practice for protection of personally identifiable information (PII) in public clouds acting as PII processors
    • UK Government 14 Cloud Security Principles

    Please state the relevance of any such educational and professional qualifications.

    4C.6: Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have relevant educational and professional qualifications such as the following: ISO27001 or equivalent ITIL qualifications [Helpdesk, etc] or equivalent other professional qualifications relevant to the services outlined in the Contract Notice.

    And:

    4C.6.1: Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider's managerial staff have relevant educational and professional qualifications such as the following: ISO27001 or equivalent ITIL qualifications [Helpdesk, etc] or equivalent other professional qualifications relevant to the services outlined in the Contract Notice.

    4C.7: Bidders will be required to confir…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 May 2021, 08:54 BST
Last source update
20 Jul 2023, 11:31 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
NP608522
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020909
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMedical information systems
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b6c5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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: The values provided in II.1.7 and V.2.4 include the initial 60 month contract period and the 24 month optional extension period(s). (SC Ref:739365)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jan 2022 → 20 Jul 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Jan 2022
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Jul 2023, 11:31 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Aug 2022
  1. Published value published: £3,700,000
    3 Aug 2022, 10:29 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    3 Aug 2022, 10:29 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    3 Aug 2022, 10:29 BST
  4. Deadline published: 12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
    3 Aug 2022, 10:29 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2023, 11:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,581,3051 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HD Clinical Limited£3,581,305 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 020909-2023-NP608522-1 · HD Clinical Limited

    Signed
    7 Jul 2023
    Value
    £3,581,305
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——

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 name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HD Clinical LtdAwarded supplier Thremhall Park, Start Hill, Bishops Stortford, East of England, CM22 7WEContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.