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Official UK procurement notice

NHAIS Cache Licences · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Business Services Organisation

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£85,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to InterSystems Corporation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cache 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 (exclusive of VAT). 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 published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
21 Mar 2025, 12:16 GMT
Last source update
18 Apr 2025, 10:11 BST
Authority reference
DAC20005
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016084
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f747 Find 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.

We wish to reply on schedule 5 section 5 (a) due to Intersystems having the intellectual property rights. They are the only suppier able to provide the services

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Apr 2025 → 18 Apr 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    1 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    18 Apr 2025, 10:11 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Mar 2025, 12:16 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Mar 2025, 12:56 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    2 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    18 Apr 2025, 10:11 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £85,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
InterSystems Corporation3 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.£85,00021 Mar 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • NHAIS Cache Licences · InterSystems Corporation

    Signed
    2 Apr 2025
    Value
    £85,000
    Period
    3 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    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.

    No agreed KPIs: Contract is for Licences, there are no deliverables required. The Contract value is also below £5,000,000.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business Services Organisation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PCQH-8657-NGMT 2 Franklin Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • INTERSYSTEMS CORPORATIONAwarded supplierGB-COH: FC013706GB-PPON: PCMW-2722-PJJL 1 Memorial Drive, Massachussetts, US, 02142, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender