Official UK procurement notice
NSSCOVID-19 - 255b Vaccination Platform Programme Resources
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNSS were commissioned by Scottish Government to deliver the vaccination solution for citizens in Scotland to be able to view appointments, schedule & reschedule appointments. Other elements of the solution support case management for contact centre agents, inventory management and reporting across the scheduling components and inventory.
Following the successful rollout and implementation, It has been agreed by Scottish Government that the NVSS system would be further enhanced to provide scheduling, and a new booking engine for winter flu and covid-19 booster vaccinations, to enable citizens to self-book book appointments. This is part of the “Tranche 2” programme. Extra resources from the supplier is required.
Due to the timescales for delivery, and the complexity of scheduling, and the need to offer this as a service to all citizens within Scotland, we do not have the resources in-house to meet the demand and will require extension to the NVSS team under the current development and consultancy contract to meet the agreed timescales.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to…Awarded
This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
This award has been approved for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority in line with Regulation 33(1)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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
- 4 Nov 2021, 08:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2021, 08:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027632- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f35eFind 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
Due to this the necessary assurance, checks and balances with the citizen element it is critical to have the Supplier involved in leading on the development and consultancy on this, this award covers a range of effort from the Supplier which covers a diverse range of different skillsets.
- 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: Resource constraints due to COVID have resulted in delay of publication of this award notice. (SC Ref:672613)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ServiceNow | £609,050 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027632-2021-1 · ServiceNow
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2021
- Value
- £609,050
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ServiceNowAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.