Oxford Medical Simulation VR Platform License

CPV: Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

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

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

18 Nov 2021, 06:54 GMT

Last source update

29 Nov 2021, 09:14 GMT

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-029540

Classification (CPV)

Industry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems

Delivery area

South East (UKJ)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-02f7c7 Find 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; 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

Funding for this contract has been provided by the Office For Students which has strict conditions with regards to timelines by which the funding provided has to be spent.

Any delay in awarding this contract would risk the Office For Students withdrawing funding from Oxford Brookes University

Virtual reality is an emerging immersive technology in medical training. OMS has been created by clinicians for clinicians. The platform provides training to healthcare professionals in a unique and interactive way allowing learners to practice and learn from their mistakes in a way that is safe and supported.

The OMS Platform has been trialed by several other HEE regions and is now being adopted more widely as an everyday teaching tool. Additionally, OMS has been selected as one of only 12 companies to be part of the NHS Innovation Accelerator in 2021, after undergoing a rigorous evaluation process. This initiative supports high-impact, evidence-based innovations to scale within the NHS - which provides a further level of evaluation.

As a result, the Oxford Brookes University believes that Public. Contracts Regulations 2015, Regulation 32(2) applies.

Regulation 32(2) states:

"The negotiated procedures without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:-

(b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-

(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons..."

(c) insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.

• Oxford Medical Simulation LtdAwarded supplier 201 Borough High Street, London, London, SE1 1JA

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