Award

Community EPR

  • NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-071139

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05daa5

Published 5 November 2025, 10:20am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Cumberland Infirmary, NCIC Trust HQ, Pillars Building, Infirmary Street

Carlisle

CA27HY

Contact

Sarah Hale

Email

sarah.hale@ncic.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD12 - East Cumbria

NHS Organisation Data Service

ocds-h6vhtk-05a9be

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/

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

Community EPR

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

EPR for engagement between primary care, community and acute hospitals.

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: £697,643.28

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

EPR system between primary care, community and acute hospitals.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Requirement is to extend for 2.5 years to allow the Trust to undertake a new procurement for the provision of community EPR when it becomes available through LPP frameworks.


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 has been directed by NHSE and LPP when engaging with them to renew the existing contract with LPP as the framework provider and were refused this option even though a community EPR does not exist as a solution within the frameworks.

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 October 2019

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

Egton Medical Information System (Optum)

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

02117205

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: £697,643.28


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This has been directed by NHSE and LPP when engaging with them to renew the existing contract with LPP as the framework provider and were refused this option even though a community EPR does not exist as a solution within the frameworks.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom