Official UK procurement notice
Notification Service for Vaccination Programme for TTP service
Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDHCW is seeking to use UK Gov Notify – the government’s messaging platform to support its Covid-19 Vaccination programme and the issuing of electronic messaging to the citizens of Wales.
CPV: Postal and telecommunications services · Short Message Service (SMS) services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1DHCW is seeking to use UK Gov Notify – the government’s messaging platform to support…
DHCW is seeking to use UK Gov Notify – the government’s messaging platform to support its Covid-19 Vaccination programme. This solution is vital in ensuring that critical, urgent messages are issued efficiently from Health Boards to its patients. This service needs to be in place to support the Welsh Government’s Covid-19 Vaccination Service. Additional information: The number of messages and letters sent will depend upon the roll out of the vaccination programme and the need for a potential third dose.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jun 2021, 12:44 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2021, 12:44 BST
- Authority reference
P642.19A- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014812- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c14fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
It is clear with the continued roll out of the vaccination service, the use of the UK Gov Notify messaging platform will need to continue to be provisioned by DHCW for the next 12 months. An ‘invite to attend’ letter is still the initial “use case” for this service, which has significantly reduced the administrative burden on uHB’s and/or DHCW in the printing and issuing of these letters. Finally it has been further developed in response to the COVID pandemic as the “go to” platform for use in respect of managing the risks of COVID. Therefore, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with (even using the shortened time limits available).
Publisher note: Use of the service will also significantly reduce the administrative burden on either uHB’s or DHCW to print and send these letters. The service also enables the sending of SMS or emails and can therefore support the patient’s preference when it comes to contact. (WA Ref:111897)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Office (UK Gov Notify Service) | £5,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014812-2021-P642.19A-1 · Cabinet Office (UK Gov Notify Service)
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2021
- Value
- £5,700,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cabinet Office (UK Gov Notify Service)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.