Contract

Instrument Manager

  • TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-014347

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-045736

Published 3 May 2024, 1:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Newton Road

TORQUAY

TQ27AA

Contact

Mark Cochran

Email

mark.cochran@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1803653525

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK42 - Torbay

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/visiting-us/torbay-hospital/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

NHS Trust

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Instrument Manager

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This purchase relates to a new Instrument Management system that acts as a middleware interface into our new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Beaker and it facilitates the interfacing of all of our laboratory instruments eliminating the need to develop bespoke interfaces or procuring individually from each instrument provider.

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: £172,545.12

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48517000 - IT software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Following the decision by TSDFT to implement Epic Beaker as our new LIMS platform we require an Instrument Management interface to integrate all of our laboratory instruments. This purchase consists of the acquisition of the sofware itself and perpetual licensing, it's implementation, training and an ongoing annual fee for the maintenance package.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The software licenses are perpetual and the maintenance package is renewed annually.


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

Explanation:

As part of the integration of IT systems across the One Devon footprint (using EPIC Beaker) and in line with our wider strategic aims and to support the rapid implementation of a single Patient Access System across the ICB that Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) will be aligning itself with Royal Devon University Hospital (RDUH) existing systems and structures. It is imperative that TSDFT align its pathology pathways with RDUH to facilitate a fully integrated and shared Devon wide system in support of the One Devon Epic initiative to improve the delivery of patient care. Instrument Manager is also an Epic endorsed system used by the vast majority of Epic Beaker customers to interface laboratory instruments and already in place and therefore the decision was made to adopt this approach to enable a rapid deployment across the South of the One Devon footprint.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

TSDFT409

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

PGP UK LTD

Birmingham

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House

76-970-9577

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £172,545.12


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

London

Country

United Kingdom