Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Digital Health and Care Wales
Ty Glan-yr-Afon
Cardiff
CF11 9AD
Contact
Julie Francis
Telephone
+44 2920500500
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
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
Laboratory Information Management System services
Reference number
CCN446
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 requirement is for fully managed, cloud-based services to support the management and operational delivery for all NHS Wales laboratories (and all specialties within them) with all clinical functionality, with full configuration, validation and all deployments completed not later than September 2025 (when the existing contractual arrangements will no longer be supported or viable), to remain operational until 30th June 2030. The services will also need to achieve migration of data from the existing services with a similar completion deadline, i.e. September 2025. The services are critical for ensuring the safety of patient care and services and continuity of service is essential.
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: £24,568,627
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48180000 - Medical software package
- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
- 48600000 - Database and operating software package
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72224100 - System implementation planning services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72300000 - Data services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
All Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is for fully managed, cloud-based services to support the management and operational delivery for all NHS Wales laboratories (and all specialties within them) with all clinical functionality, with full configuration, validation and all deployments completed not later than September 2025 (when the existing contractual arrangements will no longer be supported or viable), to remain operational until 30th June 2030. The services will also need to achieve migration of data from the existing services with a similar completion deadline, i.e. September 2025. The services are critical for ensuring the safety of patient care and services and continuity of service is essential.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Conformance to Specification / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Price - Weighting: 100
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
The contract duration is from 27th July 2023 to 30th June 2030.
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
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
This contract award notice is a relevant contract award notice under Reg. 93(2)(a), (3) and (4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015") for the award of a contract for LIMS services to the current provider of those services, Intersystems.
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
CCN446
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
InterSystems Corporation
1 Memorial Drive
Cambridge
Massachusetts 02142
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
National registration number
FC013706
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £24,568,627
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract award notice is a relevant contract award notice under Reg. 93(2)(a), (3) and (4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the award of a contract for LIMS services to the current provider of those services, Intersystems.
(WA Ref:133530)
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
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
As set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Note that this is a relevant contract award notice under Reg. 93(2)(a), (3) and (4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Therefore the limitation period for seeking a remedy of ineffectiveness is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom