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PHW-STA-2324-040 DEMAND MODELLING CAPACITY SOFTWARE

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-002662

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0434bc

Published 26 January 2024, 8:54am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Alder House, Alder Court, St Asaph, LL170JL

St Asap

LL170JL

Contact

Emma Burns

Email

emma.burns@wales.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

PHW-STA-2324-040 DEMAND MODELLING CAPACITY SOFTWARE

Reference number

PHW-STA-2324-040

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Public Health Wales (PHW) needs to develop capacity and demand modelling processes to support Screening Services. This requires us to have access to appropriate

- software

- skills and techniques

to build the modelling tools and transfer skills to Public Health Wales

to enable PHW to maintain and develop the models.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £125,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 48180000 - Medical software package
  • 48332000 - Scheduling software package
  • 48517000 - IT software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Public Health Wales (PHW) needs to develop capacity and demand modelling processes to support Screening Services. This requires us to have access to appropriate

- software

- skills and techniques

to build the modelling tools and transfer skills to Public Health Wales

to enable PHW to maintain and develop the models.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to

Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015). This is for technical reasons in that this contract may not be awarded to any other particular economic operator and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists as the development of such an advanced system cannot be provided in a short time scale and it is not available without investing a disproportionate and unreasonable amount of public money and no other economic operator can perform this contract. The appointment of another economic operator would disrupt service delivery. Such a

change would also result in a potential threat to the health and well being of the population Wales.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

PHW-STA-2324-040

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 January 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Simul8 Corporation

Savoy Tower, 77 Renfrew Street

Glasgow

G23BZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM82 - Glasgow City
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £125,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:138223)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom