Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT12 6HU
Contact
ict.sourcinghscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
Northern Ireland GP Digital Care Services Framework Agreement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Northern Ireland GP Digital Care Services Framework Agreement
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £60,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48180000 - Medical software package
- 72262000 - Software development services
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72250000 - System and support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland GP Digital Care Services Framework Agreement
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £60,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Call Off Agreements under the NI GPDCS Framework Agreement will be for a term of 5 years with 2 optional extension periods of 1 Year each.
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
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
9 June 2023
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 9 December 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 June 2023
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Estimated value is £60,000,000 GBP. This is the highest potential estimated value and the actual value may be different from that quoted here.. . Further detail is contained in the Invitation to Tender and the Specification available with the procurement documents on eTendersNI. The proposed framework agreement will be entered into by BSO.. . A bidder information session will be held on Monday, 15 May 2023 at 10:00 am. The session will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams. To register attendance at this session, bidders should provide the names of proposed participants relating to their tender response via the messaging facility on eTendersNI by no later than 9 May 2023. The Authority will issue details of the session arrangements and an agenda by 5 May 2023. Please note that each bidder may have a maximum of 5 participants on the Microsoft Teams call. Further details are provided in the ITT (section 3.5).. . BSO reserves the right to require groups of economic operators to assume a specific legal form once they have been awarded the NI GPDCS Framework Agreement, to the extent considered necessary for the satisfactory performance of the contract and in particular to ensure that the contracting counter-party has available to it the financial and technical resources as relied upon during the procurement to secure the award of the NI GPDCS Framework Agreement. BSO will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. The notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful bidders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).. . To apply for this opportunity bidders must be registered on the eTendersNI platform. To register please go to https:\\etendersni.gov.uk. Help and Supplier Walkthrough Guides are available from the eTendersNI home page. A telephone helpline is also available from the home page or you may contact the helpdesk via email, ni-eprochelpdesk@eurodyn.com
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Business Services Organisation
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom