Contract

The provision of Bi-Directional Interface with ESR_Cohort Portal

  • NHS England

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-009260

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03096e

Published 30 March 2023, 10:59am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Contact

Julian Farley - Procurement Manager

Email

Julian.Farley@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

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

The provision of Bi-Directional Interface with ESR_Cohort Portal

Reference number

C71504

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The overall aims and objectives are for the NHS to deliver a digital staff passport service to meet the needs of two main user cases:
(a) the rotational movements of Doctors in Training (both permanent changes in employment and through lead employer arrangements) and;
(b) temporary staff movements of any NHS staff member.

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: £190,240

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance

England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England will provide the funding as outlined below to the supplier, to build the ESR-NHS0067 Occupational Health interface specification provided by ESR.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

two.2.14) Additional information

As this is a national programme of work, the supplier will need to be prepared to work with localities across England. In line with current operating models it is expected that most work will be undertaken remotely. Any travel arrangements should be made in line with government advice on Covid restrictions, with teams encouraged to work remotely as far as feasible.


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:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons
  • Additional deliveries by the original supplier

Explanation:

Additional interoperable IT work required to progress Digital Staff Passport requirements.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-000726


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

10 March 2022

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

COHORT SOFTWARE LTD

Eleven Brindleyplace, 2 Brunswick Square, Birmingham, B1 2LP

Birmingham

B1 2LP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
National registration number

07946943

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £190,240

Lowest offer: £190,240 / Highest offer: £190,240 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a 'one-off' requirement - no periodic review needed. NHS England and Improvement will provide the funding as outlined below to the supplier, to build the ESR-NHS0067 Occupational Health interface specification provided by ESR. The funding will also cover the cost of implementing the Occupational Health bi-directional interface infrastructure with ESR with the NHS Trusts listed below. On successful completion, data will be flowing automatically between both ESR and the Third-party system

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care