Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
National Framework Agreement for the provision of Infection Control Clinical Surveillance Systems
Reference number
F/086/ICCSS/22/MH
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48814400 - Clinical information system
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The scope of the framework is for the provision an electronic infection control clinical surveillance system. The system will support infection prevention and control activities to identify critical issues, proactively respond to improve the quality of care and streamline processes to reduce time spent on administrative and reporting tasks.
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: £20,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48180000 - Medical software package
- 48600000 - Database and operating software package
- 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)
- 48732000 - Data security software package
- 48814200 - Patient-administration system
- 72322000 - Data management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Most NHS Trusts tend to manage infection control surveillance through the use of various systems, collating laboratory, patient and surgery data and manually searching through the data to identify patients of interest or complex scenarios. Paper and excel spreadsheets are also used to record and manage surveillance. This process is time consuming and risk of error.
NHS Trusts are finding that they do not have a robust infection control system to monitor and manage their patients. COVID-19 has highlighted the gap in their processes and how ineffective the current systems (if they use one) are.
The scope of the framework is for the provision an electronic infection control clinical surveillance system. The system will support infection prevention and control activities to identify critical issues, proactively respond to improve the quality of care and streamline processes to reduce time spent on administrative and reporting tasks.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Aesthetic and Functional System Requirements / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Stystem Requirements / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Project Management, After Sales and Support / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - Delivery of new ways of working / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - Fighting Climate Change / Weighting: 5
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial Evaluation / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The term of this framework agreement will be two years (24 months) from the
commencement date with an option to extend twice for a further one year (12 months) on each occasion. The maximum duration of this framework agreement will be four years (48 months).
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
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-031023
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Provision of Infection Control Clinical Surveillance Systems
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Baxter Healthcare Ltd
Thetford
IP24 3SE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Corts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
Country
United Kingdom