Scope
Description
The support and maintenance of the NI Child Health System application. The NICHS is used by all HSC Trusts to record and manage services to the children and young adults for whom they have responsibility. The systen has been regularly enhanced over its lifetime to ensure it continues to meet the changing requirements of it isers. NICHS provides essential supprt to staff undertaking, Health Apprasials, Screening, Vaccination and Immunization of children - both before they start school and during their period of school attendance. Critically, the system also caters for the complex issues associated with "cross boundary flow" where a child my reside in one Trust but receive services in another and provides a comprehensive history of a child's immunizations across 5 Health Trusts by presenting a unified view of the multi-Trust activities, no metter which Trist's users are accessing the child's record. Year is for full support and maintenance, Year 2 is READ ONLY support, Year 3 READ ONLY, Year 4 is READ ONLY Support
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £810,000 excluding VAT
- £972,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
6 October 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
30 October 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Supplier
DH OPCO UK LTD
- Companies House: 12888223
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGGH-3911-NQJP
Suite 2, Riverside Studio, 2 Embankment
Leeds
LS1 4BA
United Kingdom
Email: UKIBids@dedalus.com
Website: https://www.dedalus.com/uki
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
- NHS Organisation Data Service: PWNJ-1991-NGDW
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCQH-8657-NGMT
2 Franklin Street
Belfast
BT2 8DQ
United Kingdom
Email: keli.mcteague@hscni.net
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland