Official UK procurement notice
NSSCOVID-19-318 Covid Certification Service - Journey Design and Delivery
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA modification to the contract for Covid Certification Service, also known as the Covid Status App, to extend the use of this solution for the addition of Boosters to the Domestic certification, inclusion of LFD testing within the app and an increase in support needed over this critical period. The addition of Boosters has been urgently progressed which has also added to the cost pressures on this contract.
This is a modification to the original contract and requires to be procured from the awarded contractor. Additional work under this contract was envisaged and included in the original award.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This modification is to meet the increased scope as per changing Government policyAwarded
This modification is to meet the increased scope as per changing Government policy.
This is required to maintain necessary supply and remove unnecessary disruption from the Authority at this time in line with Regulation 72(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 Mar 2022, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2022, 14:38 GMT
- Authority reference
NSSCOVID-19-318- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006052- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031e3dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
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.
- 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:685711)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netcompany Limited | £2,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006052-2022-NSSCOVID-19-318-1 · Netcompany Limited
- Signed
- 17 May 2021
- Value
- £2,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NetcompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.