Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
St George's Healthcare NHS Trust
Blackshaw Road, Tooting
London
SW17 0QT
Telephone
+44 2087253278
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
The Provision of EPR Clinical Digital Solution within St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Reference number
CA9632 - STG2122CER
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48814200 - Patient-administration system
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This contract award is for a ten year contract from 17.01.2022 for the provision of EPR clinical digital solutions plus any associated hardware or software to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The contract award includes maintenance, remote hosting, support, upgrade and support of the Cerner existing platform to bring further shared functionality for an Integrated Care System (ICS). This includes but is not limited to the following scope: Population Health Management, Millennium, Shared Domain interoperability for Epsom & St Helier Universities NHS Hospital Trust, Patient Administration System, Accident and Emergency, theatres, and other areas including clinical reporting.
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: £55,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
- 72261000 - Software support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
Main site or place of performance
London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract has been awarded without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) Public Contracts Regulations 2015, on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons.
Cerner is the existing supplier of these services to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust under a contract due to expire June 2024. Cerner has also been successful in a mini competition under the Clinical and Digital Information Systems Framework owned by the London Procurement Partnership, to supply the same services on a shared domain to Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. As the two Trusts now operate and are governed through a Group Trust organisational structure, pursuant to their collaborative partnership for the implementation of the Electronic Patient Record system, the shared domain, and co-terminus end dates for the contracts, are necessary in order to ensure technical interoperability across the two Trusts. In addition the contract includes the Popul
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract has been awarded without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) Public Contracts Regulations 2015, on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons.
Cerner is the existing supplier of these services to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust under a contract due to expire June 2024. Cerner has also been successful in a mini competition und
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/concession
Contract No
CA9632
Title
The Provision of EPR Clinical Digital Solution within St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cerner
6th Floor, The Point, 37 North Wharf Road
London
W2 1AF
Telephone
+44 2074328100
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £55,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
South West London Procurement Department
Blackshaw Road
Tooting
SW17 0QT
Country
United Kingdom