Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services
Woodland House
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
Contact
Gareth Davies
gareth.richarddavies@wales.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
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
Oracle GoldenGate for Distributed Applications and Analytics Procurement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72320000 - Database services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) and operating on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (‘CAVUHB’) is placing this voluntary transparency notice to alert economic operators of its intention to award a contract to Oracle Corporation UK Ltd for Oracle database licensing for its Patient Administration System (PMS).
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: £68,200
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72320000 - Database services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide Oracle licensing for CAVUHB Patient Administration System for 1 years from May 2024 to April 2025. Oracle has been the chosen database for PMS for over two decades and as the requirements for the Health Board has expanded, so has the Oracle features to meet the requirements and the expansion to the Database has grown during the past 2 decades.
The licensing allows for the continued use of the Oracle products that make up PMS.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) and operating on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (‘CAVUHB’) is seeking to award contract to Oracle Corporation UK Ltd under Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulation 32 (2) (b): (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
Oracle has been the chosen database for PMS for over two decades through All Wales contracts and as the requirements for the Health Board has expanded, so has the Oracle features to meet the requirements and the expansion to the Database has grown during the past 2 decades. The licensing allows for the continued use of the Oracle products that make up PMS which are not covered in the All Wales contract, however, the Health Board cannot operate a separate system for this element of the overall requirement.
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
16 April 2024
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
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
Oracle Parkway, Thames Valley Park, Reading,
Berkshire
RG61RA.
Telephone
+44 01189240000
Fax
+44 01189240000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £62,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:140709)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom