Official UK procurement notice
Vaccination Programme (Google Maps)
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUse of Google Maps APIs to schedule citizens to a geographically appropriate clinic.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NSS is commissioned by the Scottish Government to deliver the vaccination solution for…Awarded
NSS is commissioned by the Scottish Government to deliver the vaccination solution for citizens in Scotland to be able to view, schedule & reschedule appointments.
Key to this requirement is the use of Google Maps APIs to schedule citizens to a geographically appropriate clinic.
Specifically, as part of the National Vaccination Scheduling tool where there is an urgent need to calculate the travelling time from a residential postcode to the nearest vaccination clinic.
This algorithm is always applied, but acutely relevant when scheduling the elderly or vulnerable/challenged citizens
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
- 9 Mar 2022, 11:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2022, 11:37 GMT
- Authority reference
NSSCOVID-19-354- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006430- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031fb8Find 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
This is a direct award to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and is on the basis of competition being absent for technical reasons in line with Regulation 33(1)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Publisher note: Resource constraints due to COVID have resulted in delay of publication of this award notice (SC Ref:685777)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qodea Limited | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006430-2022-NSSCOVID-19-354-1 · Qodea Limited
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2021
- Value
- £180,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cloud Technology SolutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.