Albasoft IP and Services · UK public procurement notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£2,100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to ALBASOFT LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Albasoft Ltd are a Scottish IT Supplier who has provided key GP data extraction services to NHS Scotland’s Primary Care sector and the Vaccination Programme. The contract is for NSS to buy the Intellectual Property from Albasoft Ltd and ongoing services.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Albasoft Ltd are a Scottish IT Supplier who has provided key GP data extraction…Awarded

Albasoft Ltd are a Scottish IT Supplier who has provided key GP data extraction services to NHS Scotland’s Primary Care sector and he Vaccination Programme. The contract is for NSS to buy the Intellectual Property from Albasoft Ltd and ongoing services. Additional information: There will be two optional one year extensions to this contract. The contract value attached to this notice includes the potential value of these extensions.

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland

Extensions: There will be two optional one year extensions to this contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Apr 2023, 08:42 BST
Last source update: 28 Apr 2023, 08:42 BST
Authority reference: NP609323
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-012221
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c4ee Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: Albasoft are the only suppliers that can extract all GP data from both GP System Suppliers clinical servers, query it using a library of clinical, pharmacological, workforce and patient encounter cluster definitions and present it in a non-proprietary format.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:730676)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ALBASOFT LTDSME	£2,100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 012221-2023-NP609323-1 · ALBASOFT LTDSME
Signed
31 Mar 2023
Value
£2,100,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth NP609323 Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ALBASOFT LTDAwarded supplier The Centre for Health Science, Raigmore, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 3JHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.