Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Digital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW")
21 Cowbridge Road East
Cardiff
CF11 9AD
Telephone
+44 2920502109
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Programme Consultancy for Digital Services for Patients and the Public (DSPP)
Reference number
P665
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Across sites within the Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
A key objective of the healthier Wales Strategy is the development of digitalised patient facing services (DPS). The Welsh Government allocated funding within the Digital Priorities fund to expedite the delivery of these services and ensure that they are delivered consistently to all patients wherever they are receiving services across NHS Wales and has asked NWIS, the predecessor of DHCW to lead the programme delivery team. Given the key strategic objectives of the programme and the imperative to move forward at pace, DHCW appointed external consultants to develop a Business Plan and undertake initial set up tasks for this new Programme. The contract is intended to build upon these initial tasks to ensure that activities progress in accordance with the high level Programme Plan and that the key objectives set out in the Plan can be met, in parallel recruitment activities would be undertaken, to establish an in-house team.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
24
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years
N/A
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2020/S 184-445439
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
P665
Title
Programme Consultancy for Digital Services for Patients and the Public (DSPP)
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
7 September 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Spirit Public Sector Ltd
2 Plassey Square, Penarth
Cardiff
CF64 1HB
stephen.frith@spiritpublicsector.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £700,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Contract was awarded via a further competition under the Digital Patient Services Partners Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
(WA Ref:118541)
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
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Across sites within DHCW
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
DHCW is seeking to increase the value of the contract to enable external resources to be secured to ensure progress can continue in the planning, development and launch of the NHS Wales app,while a competitive procurement is undertaken.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
3
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
N/A
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£290,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Spirit Public Sector Ltd
2 Plassey Square, Penarth
Cardiff
CF64 1HB
stephen.frith@spiritpublicsector.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Increase of contract value by 290,000. This provides sufficient contractual coverage up to 31st March 2022.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The request to increase the value is made on the basis that it has not been possible to step up the internal resources to take forward the Programme due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic and the need to reprioritise Programme resources to address short-term requirements. Further specialist technical resources provided under this agreement are therefore required and it would be disproportionately costly and disruptive to an essential programme of work to seek alternative resources in the short-term. During this period the requirement to develop a Covid Booster App has also been added to the scope of the programme. This is an unforeseen development arising as a result of the pandemic and changes in the government guidelines regarding the pandemic management and the vaccine programme. Additional resources have been utilised under the scope of this agreement to ensure that this priority requirement is addressed.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £700,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £990,000