Official UK procurement notice
All Wales Costing System · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Wales intends to procure a 12 month agreement to ensure continuity of service of its current All Wales Patient Costing System, whilst it completes a new procurement process for a longer term solution. Current users are predominantly seven integrated Welsh Health Boards (HBs) and Velindre University NHS Trust (which provides a specialist cancer service in Wales).
CPV: Data-processing services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As per the short description provided additionally the use of the current sole…
As per the short description provided additionally the use of the current sole supplier solution will continue for the 12 month period whilst the open competition is undertaken. All services to support the delivery of current Welsh Government reporting requirements to complete the Health Board/Trust’s annual statutory Welsh Costing Returns (WCR’s) as submitted to Welsh Government.
Suppliers are encouraged to view the new opportunity already published. Further information for which is provided in Section v1.3 of this notice.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 May 2023, 08:49 BST
- Last source update
- 25 May 2023, 08:49 BST
- Authority reference
P447-23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014861- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cf3dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
NHS Wales are currently undertaking an exercise to procure a new system that will replace the current Patient Level Costing System. It is vital in the meantime that the current system continues to run, ensuring Welsh government reporting requirements are satisfied. This is to ensure that Welsh Government statutory returns can continue be produced, and essential business intelligence information is available to Health Boards/Trusts.
The organisation intends to use the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with the use of Public Contract Regulations 2015 32 (2)(b)(ii) and (iii), competition is absent for technical reasons and additionally (2)(b)(iii) - the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – being a division of Velindre
University NHS Trust, will apply a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section VI.4.1).
Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts(Amendments).
Publisher note: NHS Wales intends to award an agreement to Assista Ltd for a period of 12 months. NHS Wales is also currently running an open competitive tender process, which can be accessed under the following reference: OJEU reference number: 2023-131161 Bravo ITT Reference: 102478 To complete your formal proposal, of the new opportunity please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation. 1. Register your company https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ and click the link to register. 2. Express an Interest in the tender: - Click "ITT open to all suppliers" - Click ITT _102478 and express interest - This will move the ITT into your "my ITTs" page - You can access any attachments by clicking "buyer attachments" in the "ITT details" box 3. Responding to the tender - Click "my response" under "ITT details", you can choose to "create response" or to "decline to respond" - You can now use the "messages" function to communicate - NOTE: Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Social Value/ Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic, environmental and social objectives. The Social Value/Community Benefits included in this contract are: Detailed in the tender documentation NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=131880. (WA Ref:131880)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assista Consulting UK Ltd | £68,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014861-2023-P447-23-1 · Assista Consulting UK Ltd
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2023
- Value
- £68,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Assista Consulting UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.