Official UK procurement notice
NHAIS Cache licences · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Business Services Organisation
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCache is the underlying database for the NHAIS application used primarily for GP registrations in Northern Ireland. These license's are required for the continued use of Cache for the ongoing use of the NHAIS system.
£303,310.08 has been previously directed awarded to Intersystems for Cache licences to support the NHAIS system.
It is our intention to complete a further Direct Award to the value of £85,000. We wish to review this on an annual basis until 31st March 2029. It is expected that the new Cervical screening replacement Programme will be operational at this stage.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 4 Mar 2025, 10:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Authority reference
DAC20005- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007825- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e933Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Intersystems are the only supplier of these licences.Frameworks for Cache licences were considered, reviewed and eliminated. There was no reference to BSO on the Contract Award Notices. In addition, the scope of the required procurement does not appear to fit within the scope of the frameworks.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Mar 2025 → 13 Mar 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published4 Mar 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Standstill ends13 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published4 Mar 2025, 10:41 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2025, 12:06 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| InterSystems Corporation1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: This DAC is for one year with provision to extend annually for an additional three years. We will review the progress of the replacement Programme to understand whether we need to enter into the extensions. We will also review the Contract and assess the licence usage over the term of this Contract. | £388,310 | 4 Mar 2025standstill to 13 Mar 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INTERSYSTEMS CORPORATIONAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender