Official UK procurement notice
Extension of Computer Aided Dispatch system contract
Authority: Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNIAS is totally dependent on the Computer Aided Dispatch systems to run the ambulance services for Emergency and Patient Care services in Northern Ireland.
These services are to be replaced and a procurement exercise is under way but has been significantly impacted and delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The current contract with the
incumbent supplier expires on 31 December 2022 and it is estimated the new contract will not be awarded and operational until September 2023. A new contract under the existing terms has been agreed with the current supplier for the continuation of the existing Computer Aided Dispatch system until 31 December 2024 at the latest.
CPV: Industry specific software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NIAS is totally dependent on the Computer Aided Dispatch systems to run the ambulance…Awarded
NIAS is totally dependent on the Computer Aided Dispatch systems to run the ambulance services for Emergency and Patient Care services in Northern Ireland. These services are to
be replaced and a procurement exercise is under way but has been significantly impacted and delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The current contract with the incumbent supplier
expires on 31 December 2022 and it is estimated the new contract will not be awarded and operational until September 2023. A new contract under the existing terms will be agreed
with the current supplier
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
- Goods
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2021, 12:12 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Feb 2023, 13:33 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004026- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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
The current contract with the incumbent supplier expires on 31 December 2022 and it is estimated the new contract will not be awarded and operational until September2022. A
tender for a new contract is underway and in the interim a new contract under the existing terms will be agreed with the current supplier for the continuation of the existing Computer
Aided Dispatch.
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2022- Buyer details updated27 Jan 2022, 20:51 GMT
- Buyer details updated30 Nov 2022, 12:27 GMT
- Buyer details updated9 Feb 2023, 13:33 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-08: 1 release · 4 Aug 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIS Emergency Systems | £286,385 † | — | Awarded |
| MIS Emergency Systems | £821,048 † | — | Awarded |
| MIS Emergency Systems | £254,000 † | — | Awarded |
| MIS Emergency Systems | £821,048 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004026-2023-1 · MIS Emergency Systems
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2023
- Value
- £821,048
- Status
- active
Contract 033914-2022-1 · MIS Emergency Systems
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2022
- Value
- £821,048
- Status
- active
Contract 002476-2022-1 · MIS Emergency Systems
- Signed
- 22 Jan 2022
- Value
- £286,385
- Status
- active
Contract 018739-2021-1 · MIS Emergency Systems
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2021
- Value
- £254,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have a review bodyReview body
- The UK does not have any review bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- MIS Emergency SystemsAwarded supplier
- MIS Emergency SystemsAwarded supplier
- MIS Emergency SystemsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.