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title: "Merlok GP System of Choice (GPSoC)"
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# Merlok GP System of Choice (GPSoC)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/merlok-gp-system-of-choice-gpsoc-ocds-h6vhtk-02fae1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Business Services Organisation I T S: "Merlok GP System of Choice (GPSoC)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Business Services Organisation I T S](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/business-services-organisation-i-t-s-GB-FTS-126010)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02fae1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/merlok-gp-system-of-choice-gpsoc-ocds-h6vhtk-02fae1#tl-md)

## Description
Currently there are 26 practices in NI that use Crosscare. Given the dependency on IT in General Practice, stopping these services would very significantly impact on the ability of the 26 Crosscare GP practices to provide GMS services. Practices would be unable to access patient histories or record consultations against an electronic patient record. They would also be unable to interface electronically with other HSC systems - E.g. lab results, radiology reports, registration links, Emergency Care Summary, Key Information Summary, Electronic Document Transfer, GPIP etc. - so reintroducing delay and inaccuracy in patient care.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Currently there are 26 NI GP practices using the Crosscare GP clinical system for patient management. The systems, provided to practices by HSCB in line with the provision of GMS services through the 2003 GMS Contract, were procured via Orders from t...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Merlok GP System of Choice (GPSoC) (active)
  - Award id: `029554-2021-STA10144-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Merlok Systems LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-32677`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Merlok GP System of Choice (GPSoC) (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/11/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029554-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-29T10:57:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:08:03.166Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02fae1