Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
Contact
Nick Knight
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Provision of research and transformation projects and associated services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72260000 - Software-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract includes the run and maintain of the OpenSafely Research Service, the transfer of the Service into NHSE and a range of activities to enhance and develop the service.
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: £8,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72316000 - Data analysis services
- 73110000 - Research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Main site or place of performance
Wellington House, London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract includes the run and maintain of the OpenSafely Research Service, the transfer of the Service into NHSE and a range of activities to enhance and develop the service.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Ability to Deliver in the required timescales / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
In the short and medium term this Supplier is the only Supplier capable provider of this requirement due to the IPR position, rendering it impossible to exit or transition at this stage. The Contract being put in place as a result of this STA will rectify the IPR position and will give the Authority rights to use the IPR and therefore enable us to fully assess options for future delivery, including bringing some activities in house.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 November 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford
University Offices Wellington Square Oxford
Oxford
OX1 2JD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £8,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £8,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom