Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")
Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Telephone
+44 1312757454
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
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
ServiceNow – Covid - Extension of National Vaccination Scheduling System and Contact Tracing Management System
Reference number
NSSCOVID-19 -255d
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 ServiceNow Case Management System (CMS) has been in-use by the National Contact Tracing Centre, all 14 NHSS Territorial Boards & Public Health Scotland since June 2020. The system was developed and implemented within a period of 4 weeks in-house building on the NSS’s existing ServiceNow platform.
1500 licences were initially procured under contract award notice NSSCOVID-19 -228, however this was increased due to the increase in +ve cases in Scotland, reaching over 2,500 contact tracers using the platform.
In November 2020, NSS on behalf of Scottish Government were commissioned to urgently build and implement a National Vaccination Scheduling System (NVSS) for Covid-19 Vaccinations. This solution allows citizens in Scotland to be able to view appointments, schedule & reschedule appointments. Other elements of the solution support case management for contact centre agents, inventory management and reporting across the scheduling components and inventory. The solution was subsequently extended out and is used as the national solution to support annual scheduling of flu vaccinations for citizens across Scotland.
Scottish Government has requested that both the CMS and the NVSS solutions continue to be available for the next 12 months period.
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: £651,060.84
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
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
ServiceNow has been implemented in NSS since 2017, as a platform with licenses for IT Service Management (e.g. Incident, Change Request, Problem Management), IT Business Management – now known as Strategic Portfolio Management (Demand, Project Portfolio Management, Agile Development, Resource Management), App Engine (Custom App) licenses, Integration Hub (Integration to O365 and other services within NSS), Database encryption & Discovery.
When Covid-19 hit, ServiceNow was quickly identified as a key solution to meet a range of urgent and critical needs with many capabilities deployed into live production. The ServiceNow Case Management System (CMS) has been in-use by the National Contact Tracing Centre, all NHSS Territorial Boards & Public Health Scotland since June 2020. The system was developed and implemented on the NSS’s existing ServiceNow platform.
In November 2020, NSS on behalf of Scottish Government, were commissioned to urgently build and implement a National Vaccination Scheduling System (NVSS) for Covid-19 Vaccinations. This solution allows citizens in Scotland to be able to view appointments, schedule & reschedule appointments. Other elements of the solution support case management for contact centre agents, inventory management and reporting across the scheduling components and inventory.
The NVSS licenses and associated infrastructure, as well as the Contact Tracing CSM licenses, are the subject of this renewal.
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
ServiceNow contractual agreement already in place. ServiceNow as a solution is Software as a Service (SaaS). Due to continuing requirement for the NVSS and CMS solutions to be in place as part of the NHSScotland response to Covid, there is therefore a requirement to extend the current instance and associated licenses
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This modification is to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and to maintain necessary supply and remove unnecessary disruption from the Authority at this time in line with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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
Contract No
NSSCOVID-19 -255d
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ServiceNow
1 Bridge Street
Staines-Upon-Thames
TW18 4TP
Telephone
+44 7542666184
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £651,060.84
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:728405)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Country
United Kingdom