Scope
Reference
W157420/WA17239
Description
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (BSW ICB) are seeking to directly award their Population Health Management and Shared Care Records requirements through a direct award to their existing provider Graphnet Health Limited at the end of their current contract which is due to expire on 31st March 2026.
Due to the changes in the NHS Landscape BSW ICB have taken the decision to direct award to the existing provider under the direct award justifications 7 (b) set down within Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. The ICB decision is based upon :-
National Direction: The Ten Year Health Plan describes the development of a standardised national solution for this functionality during the period that would have been covered by a new contract term following a competitive procurement. National guidance advises that this should be taken into account in any procurement decisions.
Mobilisation Complexity: Changing provider at this stage would involve significant complexity and lengthy resource implications. Any new provider would first need to migrate from the current arrangements and subsequently migrate again to the yet to be designed national solution. This is set within the context of significant organisational reform underway in NHS Integrated Care Boards.
Additional Functionality:
Functionality enabling the sharing of Shared Care Record information at a national level will be incorporated into the existing contract using NHS England funding. This enhancement will be funded for a period extending beyond the current contract term.
The contract value will be circa £1.2m per annum subject to contract options detailed herein.
BSW ICB has considered the timing of this notice as the completion of the current contract is 31st March 2027 but is of the opinion that they should be as transparent on their intentions well ahead of the contract expiry. The direct award will start on 1st April 2027 for a period of 12 months with a possible extension of up to a further 12 months.
Contract 1. NHS BSW ICB Integrated Care Record
Supplier
Contract value
- £2,972,632 excluding VAT
- £3,567,158 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 December 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028
- Possible extension to 31 March 2029
- 2 years
Description of possible extension:
The contract includes an option to extend for a further 12 months. This will be enacted if the factors described above in 'scope' still apply.
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The options include
- the existing functionality of the software being applied to more partner organisations.
- Commissioning additional functionality available from the supplier e.g. new care plans, new BI dashboards.
- Specialist analytics support to develop new dashboards within the product.
CPV classifications
- 72222300 - Information technology services
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - technical reasons
- Extreme and unavoidable urgency
Due to the changes in the NHS Landscape BSW ICB have taken the decision to direct award to the existing provider under the direct award justifications 7 (b) set down within Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. The ICB decision is based upon :-
National Direction: The Ten Year Health Plan describes the development of a standardised national solution for this functionality during the period that would have been covered by a new contract term following a competitive procurement. National guidance advises that this should be taken into account in any procurement decisions.
Mobilisation Complexity: Changing provider at this stage would involve significant complexity and lengthy resource implications. Any new provider would first need to migrate from the current arrangements and subsequently migrate again to the yet to be designed national solution. This is set within the context of significant organisational reform underway in NHS Integrated Care Boards.
Additional Functionality:
Functionality enabling the sharing of Shared Care Record information at a national level will be incorporated into the existing contract using NHS England funding. This enhancement will be funded for a period extending beyond the current contract term.
Note: The FTS portal requires 'Extreme and unavoidable urgency' to be selected, however this is not a justification that is being relied upon.
Supplier
GRAPHNET HEALTH LIMITED
- Companies House: 02933905
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXZN-1877-CXNG
Ground Floor, Building 5, Caldecotte Lake Drive
Milton Keynes
MK7 8LE
United Kingdom
Email: salesandbids@graphnethealth.com
Website: https://www.graphnethealth.com/
Region: UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. NHS BSW ICB Integrated Care Record
Contracting authority
NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- NHS Organisation Data Service: QOX
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJHW-9333-YPZP
Jenner House, Unit E3, Langley Park, Avon Way
Chippenham
SN15 1GG
United Kingdom
Email: bswicb.procurementadvice@nhs.net
Website: https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk
Region: UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
NHS South Central and West CSU
Summary of their role in this procurement: Lead Senior Procurement Manager
- NHS Organisation Data Service: 0DF
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXTZ-5316-XWPW
Omega House, 112 Southampton Road
Eastleigh
SO50 5PB
United Kingdom
Email: angelamortley@nhs.net
Website: https://www.scwcsu.nhs.uk/
Region: UKJ35 - South Hampshire
Contact organisation
Contact NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD for any enquiries.