Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Whittington Health NHS Foundation Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
PR5591 - Whittington Health NHS Trust Inventory Management Solution (IMS) Framework Agreement
Reference number
DN509128
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
Whittington Health NHS Trust procured a Framework Agreement for the Provision of an Inventory Management Solution (the “Framework Agreement”) that will be available to all current and future members of North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) members, and other organisations as set out in the OJEU Notice, (“Participating Authorities”) who may access the Framework Agreement during its term and enter into contracts under it.
This Framework is designed to enable organisations, including successor organisations, within the Integrated Care System of North Central London to select a common solution with regard to Inventory Management and Scan4Safety. The framework will therefore be a single supplier framework.
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: £5,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48430000 - Inventory management software package
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Whittington Health NHS Trust procured a Framework Agreement for the Provision of an Inventory Management Solution (the “Framework Agreement”) that will be available to all current and future members of North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) members, and other organisations as set out in the OJEU Notice, (“Participating Authorities”) who may access the Framework Agreement during its term and enter into contracts under it.
This Framework is designed to enable organisations, including successor organisations, within the Integrated Care System of North Central London to select a common solution with regard to Inventory Management and Scan4Safety. The framework will therefore be a single supplier framework.
The Authority sought to implement an inventory management solution. This improved and additional functionality will allow Trusts to achieve the following benefits and outcomes:
• Improved patient safety;
• More efficient use of staffing resources;
• Improved theatre productivity;
• Reduced risk of procedure delays or cancellations due to appropriate stock levels;
• Efficient use of financial resources and reduction of carbon footprint;
• Improved financial understanding and forecasting;
• Improved data quality and accessibility;
• Compliance with national e-Procurement strategy;
• Ability to track trends regards usage of consumables and takes appropriate action;
• Ability to match activity undertaken and associated consumable costs;
• Scalable deployment;
• Reduce wastage;
• Improve product recall; and
• Improve excess stock hold.
The Solution, as a minimum, will meet the following functional requirements to ensure the achievement of the outcomes detailed in the paragraph above. The Solution will allow Trusts to provide:
• Stock Management;
• Product Information Management;
• Transaction Management;
• Item Picking;
• Item Consumption;
• Item Returns;
• Item Wastage;
• Item Transfers;
• Item Quarantining;
• Item Stock Counting;
• Product Recalls;
• Clinical Data Capture;
• Reporting;
• Automatic Identification Device Capture;
• User Management; and
• Hardware & Associated Software Applications.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 40
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
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 223-549487
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 June 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Genesis Automation (UK) Limited
Brosgrove
B60 4AD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
08182133
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom