Contract

PHS2223011 Ward Watcher

  • Public Health Scotland

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-027833

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0372ca

Published 4 October 2022, 1:20pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Public Health Scotland

Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9EB

Email

nss.procurementteam@nhs.scot

Telephone

+44 1312757660

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30441

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

PHS2223011 Ward Watcher

Reference number

PHS2223011

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

audit of critical care data in Scotland

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: £223,400

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

national audit of critical are in Scotland

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - 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

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:

WardWatcher is the only source of audit critical care data in Scotland and the sole source of information relating to patients with COVID in a critical care setting during the pandemic and was front and centre at decision making on capacity within ICU and will remain so for this and future pandemics and epidemics.

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

PHS2223011

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 August 2022

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: 0

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Mela Solutions Ltd

54 Hedgerley Lane, Gerrards Cross

Buckinghamshire

SL9 8SY

Telephone

+44 1753480460

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £223,400


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:708900)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sherriff Court House

27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

Email

edinburgh@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1312252525

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Sherriff Court House

27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

Email

edinburgh@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1312252525

Country

United Kingdom