Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Procurement Department, Westward House, 15-17 St James Street
Paisley
PA3 2HJ
Telephone
+44 1412784782
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM82 - Glasgow City
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10722
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
GE Viewpoint System Software - Support & Maintenance
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
NHSGGC currently undertake around 45,000 echocardiograph investigations annually across the main acute hospital sites. At each site
echocardiograph image data is captured by the imaging device (echo scanner) and then transferred to, and stored centrally.
There are 2 instances of the application currently running within NHSGGC which are used extensively across both Adult and Paediatrics
Cardiology for patient Echocardiograph investigations.
This VEAT is to extent support and maintenance for an additional 3 year term.
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: £238,733
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHSGGC currently undertake around 45,000 echocardiograph investigations annually across the main acute hospital sites. At each site echocardiograph image data is captured by the imaging device (echo scanner) and then transferred to, and stored centrally.
There are 2 instances of the application currently running within NHSGGC which are used extensively across both Adult and Paediatrics
Cardiology for patient Echocardiograph investigations.
This VEAT is to extent support and maintenance for an additional 3 year term
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: cost / 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
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:
For the support and maintenance of the GE Viewpoint systems software, GE has an exclusive agreement with a preferred support & maintenance provider. This VEAT is to extent support and maintenance for an additional 3 year term
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: 2025/S 000-038438
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 July 2025
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
Health Net Connections Limited
14 Ash Hill Road, Ash
Aldershot
GU12 6AE
Telephone
+44 1483815123
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ25 - West Surrey
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £238,733
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:809119)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place
GLASGOW
G5 9DA
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