Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract award notice
Published 15 May 2025, 14:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GAP LICENCE - Grow 2.0 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Awarded value£22,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 15 May 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Perinatal Institute

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The intended contract is for the renewal of the Trusts GAP Licence, which is needed to access the Grow 2.0 System. The Grow system is an international program which aims to improve safety in maternity care and outcomes of pregnancies.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 May 2025, 14:24 BST
Last source update
15 May 2025, 14:38 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021800
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051497 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Perinatal Institute are the only providers of the Grow 2.0 package and the GAP Licence is required to enable to the Trust to access this software.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 May 2025 → 27 May 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 May 2025, 14:38 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    27 May 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 May 2025, 14:24 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 May 2025, 14:38 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £22,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Perinatal Institute16 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: We would need to extend the contract if there are no other suppliers who can provide this type of software package. · Options: If coming up to the end of original end date 31 March 2027 and there is no other competition who can provide this type of software and license package then the contract would need to be extended for a further year.£22,00015 May 2025standstill to 27 May 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJCC-1957-RCGP Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road, Portadown, Northern Ireland, BT63 5QQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PERINATAL INSTITUTEAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08466773GB-PPON: PQVT-8856-DGPP 2nd Floor, 5-6 Greenfield Crescent, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 3BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender