Awarded contract

DSP De-ID Solution

  • NHS England

F20: Modification notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-035096

Published 28 November 2023, 3:27pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Contact

NHSE DDaT Contract Management

Email

nhsdcontractmanagement@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 3003035678

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//

Buyer's address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DSP De-ID Solution

Reference number

C31726

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE42 - Leeds
Main site or place of performance

Leeds

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

We have procured a supplier to deliver De-identification software for de-identifying and re-identifying data flowing into or out of NHS England or requiring linkage with NHS England data.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

12 June 2018

End date

11 June 2023

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years

Specialist software

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.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2018/S 118-268915


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

C31726

Title

DSP De-ID Solution

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

5 June 2018

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Privitar Limited

Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Cambridge

CB1 2LA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
National registration number

09305666

Internet address

www.privitar.com

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £7,370,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS England

1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKE42 - Leeds

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

This notice is for an extension to an existing awarded contract. It does not constitute an award for a new contract.

NHS England does not have access to the original notice and has recreated/copied this notice to update details with this Variation notice. The scope of the scope of the contract remains the same as on award. We have procured a supplier to deliver De-identification software for de-identifying and re-identifying data flowing into or out of NHS England or requiring linkage with NHS England data.

NHS England (at the time, NHS Digital) sought quotations from suppliers under an Open Competition and this contract was awarded to Privitar Limited.

The contract was awarded for an initial period of three years from 12/06/2018 to 11/06/2021 for £4,180,000, with an optional extension of two years, Total Contract Value inc. extensions £7,370,000.

Variation

NHS England have now extended the contract under Regulation 72(1)(b) by 12 months and £1,700,000. The unlimited use licences and support are required to be extended for a period of 1 year. This is to support the upgrade of the current DPS Platform to DPS Evolution and the new Trusted Research Environment (TRE). This critical system upgrade and development was not foreseen when the original licences and support were purchased. and were not included in the original procurement. Changing to different software is a complex technical change which cannot be completed until the DPS upgrade work is completed and a technology review for the supported platform applications has also been concluded.

The current contract value including this variation is £9,070,000 and the Expiry Date has been extended to 11/06/2024.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

12 June 2023

End date

11 June 2024

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£9,070,000

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Privitar Limited

Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Cambridge

CB1 2LA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
National registration number

09305666

Internet address

www.privitar.com

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

!2 month extension to to support the upgrade of the current DPS Platform to DPS Evolution and the new Trusted Research Environment (TRE).

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

This critical system upgrade and development was not foreseen when the original licences and support were purchased. and were not included in the original procurement. Changing to different software is a complex technical change which cannot be completed until the DPS upgrade work is completed and a technology review for the supported platform applications has also been concluded.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £7,370,000

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £9,070,000