Extension of the Existing Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Contract via Contract Change Notice (CCN)

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  ],
  "date": "2026-03-19T16:40:54Z",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-066f8f",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-177897",
    "name": "SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
  },
  "awards": [
    {
      "id": "025435-2026-1",
      "status": "active",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "GB-COH-03477318",
          "name": "CliniSys Solutions Limited"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "options": {
          "description": "The Contracting Authority may require flexibility in the contract term to ensure continuity of essential services while longer‑term arrangements are reviewed and finalised."
        },
        "hasOptions": true,
        "description": "The Contracting Authority intends to award a Contract Change Notice (CCN) to extend the current LIMS contract beyond its original expiry date. The existing agreement has no further contractual extensions available; however, continuation of service is essential.\nThe new LIMS provider is not yet operational at the Barnsley and Rotherham sites and will not be ready to mobilise for an extended period. Immediate termination of the incumbent solution would result in a critical loss of LIMS functionality, creating significant patient safety risks and rendering laboratory operations non‑functional.\nThe extension covers ongoing provision of LIMS software, support, maintenance, hosting, and associated services required to keep the pathology service operational. Additional information: This notice relates to a temporary continuation of the incumbent service to maintain operational continuity while the Authority completes the necessary processes to determine future service arrangements.",
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        "deliveryLocation": {
          "description": "Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw pathology network sites."
        },
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKE3"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
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            "id": "72000000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Extension of the Existing Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Contract via Contract Change Notice (CCN)",
    "status": "complete",
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "description": "This VEAT notice relates to the extension of the existing Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) contract through a Contract Change Notice (CCN). The contract has reached the end of its permissible term; however, continuation is essential to maintain uninterrupted pathology services across the Trust. The incoming LIMS provider is not yet operational at Barnsley and Rotherham sites. The extension is required to ensure business continuity, patient safety, and continued clinical operation.",
    "classification": {
      "id": "72000000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
    },
    "procurementMethod": "limited",
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Negotiated without publication of a contract notice",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "The Contracting Authority is required to maintain continuity of essential clinical services supported by its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The existing contract has reached the end of its permissible term; however, the Authority has experienced events and circumstances not capable of being foreseen during the original procurement and contract period. These circumstances require the continuation of the incumbent LIMS solution to ensure uninterrupted service delivery while the Authority progresses the actions necessary to confirm future arrangements.\nA cessation of the incumbent system at this time would create significant operational and patient safety risks, and the usual procurement timescales cannot be complied with without jeopardising critical clinical services. The conditions set out under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 therefore apply. The scope of the extension is strictly limited to what is required to maintain service continuity.",
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        "id": "D_EXTREME_URGENCY",
        "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
        "description": "Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive"
      }
    ]
  },
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      "id": "GB-FTS-177897",
      "name": "SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKE32",
        "locality": "Sheffield",
        "postalCode": "S5 7AU",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Northern General Hospital, Herries Rd"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.sth.nhs.uk",
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          },
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          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST",
        "noIdentifierRationale": "notOnAnyRegister"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "sth.pathologyprocurement@nhs.net"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-03477318",
      "name": "CliniSys Solutions Limited",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UK",
        "locality": "Goldsworth Place, One Forge End Woking Surrey",
        "postalCode": "GU21 6DB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.clinisys.com/",
        "scale": "large"
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "03477318",
        "scheme": "GB-COH",
        "legalName": "CliniSys Solutions Limited"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-1412",
      "name": "High Court of Justice",
      "roles": [
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      ],
      "address": {
        "locality": "London",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
      },
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        "legalName": "High Court of Justice"
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    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "contracts": [
    {
      "id": "025435-2026-1",
      "value": {
        "amount": 2426683.44,
        "currency": "GBP"
      },
      "status": "active",
      "awardID": "025435-2026-1",
      "dateSigned": "2026-03-19T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "initiationType": "tender"
}