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Published 28 Apr 2023, 14:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Northern Ireland GP Digital Care Services Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Business Services Organisation·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£60,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2023awarded 7 Mar 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northern Ireland GP Digital Care Services Framework Agreement

CPV: Medical software package · Programming services of packaged software products · Software development services · Software package and information systems · Software-related services · System and support services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 2 bids received (0.7 per place) · 1 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Northern Ireland GP Digital Care Services Framework AgreementAwardedPublished value£60,000,000

Northern Ireland GP Digital Care Services Framework Agreement. Additional information: In Section 1.2 it is stated that this procurement is a joint procurement. Please note this is not a joint procurement. The contracting authority is BSO as stated in I.1.In Section II.2.5 The quality and price weighting was on a pass/fail basis as outlined within the procurement documents.

Extensions: Call Off Agreements under the NI GPDCS Framework Agreement will be for a term of 5 years with 2 optional extension periods of 1 Year each.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Quality: 0
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “Northern Ireland GP Digital Care Services Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Apr 2023, 14:47 BST
Last source update
5 Apr 2024, 13:01 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011105
Classification (CPV)
Medical software packageProgramming services of packaged software productsSoftware development servicesSoftware package and information systemsSoftware-related servicesSystem and support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c531 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Estimated value is £60,000,000 GBP. This is the highest potential estimated value and the actual value may be different from that quoted here. The Public Contract Regulations as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
9 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bids opened
9 Jun 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jun 2023 → 5 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    9 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Jun 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    9 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    5 Apr 2024, 13:01 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Apr 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Apr 2024, 13:01 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Apr 2024, 13:01 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.2.4)—See VII.2 Other Additional Information Corrigendum for full wording.
—TextVI.4.3)—An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the High Court (Northern Ireland). Any such proceedings are subject to the time limits as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended).

The Business Services Organisation (BSO) intends to procure NI GP IT systems and related services. The NI GPDCS Framework Agreement together with connected call-off agreements will provide contract vehicles for BSO to purchase systems and services via the NHS England Digital Buying Catalogue. This will replace the current arrangements for the provision of NI GP Systems of Choice and related servic…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Mar 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract

    Signed
    7 Mar 2024
    Value
    £60,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Business Services Organisation

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth 77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, UK, BT12 6HUContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business ServicesReview body Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.