Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
National Framework Agreement for Audiology Patient Management Systems
Reference number
F/079/AUD/21/IB
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, through its commercial procurement services, wishes to award a multi-supplier national framework agreement with two lots:
Lot 1: Provision of Complete Audiology Patient Management System;
Lot 2: Provision of Ongoing Service, Maintenance and Support.
Lot 2 is expected to be used to award contracts for the ongoing maintenance of an already installed system.
Tenders may be submitted for one or both lots.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Provision of Complete Audiology Patient Management System
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 concerns the provision of a complete Audiology Patient Management System, including all associated service, maintenance and support. This includes support for the transition from a legacy system.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical – Functionality of the Audiology Patient Management System (inc. General Requirements) / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Technical – Ability to Interface with Measuring Instruments and Software Systems / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Technical – Ability to Interface with ENT and Surgery Teams / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Technical – Transition Support and Training / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Technical – Customer Service, Support and Maintenance / Weighting: 15
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 20
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Provision of Ongoing Service, Maintenance and Support
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 is for any Clinent that has an existing Audiology Patient Management System and needs to procure ongoing services to enable to continued operation of the system.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical – Service & Support Infrastructure / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Technical – Remote Diagnostics System / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Technical – Uptime and Availability / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 20
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: 2021/S 000-018520
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1: Provision of Complete Audiology Patient Management System
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Auditdata Ltd
Staines-Upon-Thames
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2: Provision of Ongoing Service, Maintenance and Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Auditdata Ltd
Staines-Upon-Thames
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
Country
United Kingdom