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HP Zone - Annual Maintenance & Support Year 13 (2022-2023)

  • The Public Health Agency

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-005735

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031d00

Published 2 March 2022, 3:17pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

The Public Health Agency

12-22 Linenhall Street

BELFAST

BT28BS

Contact

Mark Johnston

Email

Mark.Johnston@hscni.net

Telephone

+44 2895363482

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN06 - Belfast

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/

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

HP Zone - Annual Maintenance & Support Year 13 (2022-2023)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Health Protection Zone (HP Zone) is a specialist IT system used by the Public Health Agency, Duty Room for the acute response service and surveillance purposes for the Health Protection 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: £32,782

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Health Protection Zone (HP Zone) is a specialist IT system used by the Public Health Agency, Duty Room for the acute response service and surveillance purposes for the Health Protection Service. The previous contracts including change requests for upgrades to the system in March 2018 were via "Technology Partner Agreement" (TPA) and DAC from 2019 to present.

The HP Zone package is specialist software only available for one supplier and is currently also used by colleagues in "Public Health England" (PHE).

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

This is a specialist software company (In-fact) that supplies HP Zone to the Public Health Agency Duty Room. If we are unable to secure this surveillance software package, the surveillance data and acute response service which is provided by the PHA, Health Protection Service. This would result in the PHA not being able to support wider HSCNI Health Professionals.

Section 6: Requesting Officer Approvals

Requester

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 March 2022

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

Infact UK Ltd

Unit 13 Mercury Quays

Bradford

BD17 7DB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £32,782

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £32,782


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Health Agency NI

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom