Official UK procurement notice
PACS Reprovisioning · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe existing NHS Scotland Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) contract is coming to an end and National Services Scotland (NSS) is managing a procurement exercise on behalf of NHS Scotland to procure a new PACS solution.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Imaging and archiving system
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£137,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 55%
- Demonstrations: 15%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 55
- Demonstrations: 15
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
PACS RP SPD Instruction to Bidders document attached to this notice outlines the SPD evaluation criteria.
- Technical & professional ability
PACS RP SPD Instruction to Bidders document attached to this notice outlines the SPD evaluation criteria.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Jan 2022, 16:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Dec 2023, 08:41 GMT
- Authority reference
NP506223- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037593- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030b67Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the contract which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the authority proposes to conclude the relevant contract. The bringing of court proceedings against the authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the contract until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the contract has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the contract to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the authority after the contract has been entered into will not affect the contract unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the contract has been entered into are limited to the award of damages. Economic operators are entitled to write to the authority after receipt of the notification should they require further clarification. The authority will respond within 15 days of such a written request, but it should be noted that receipt by the authority of such request during the standstill period may not prevent the authority from awarding the contract following the expiry of the standstill period. Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts(Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Public Sector in Scotland is committed to the delivery of high quality public services, and recognises that this is critically dependent on a workforce that is well-rewarded, well-motivated, well-led, has access to appropriate opportunities for training and skills development, diverse and engaged in decision making. These factors are also important for workforce recruitment and retention, and thus continuity of service. Public Bodies in Scotland are adopting fair work practices, which include: — a fair and equal pay policy that includes a commitment to supporting the living wage, including, for example being a living wage accredited employer; — clear managerial responsibility to nurture talent and help individuals fulfil their potential, including for example, a strong commitment to modern apprenticeships and the development of Scotland's young workforce; — promoting equality of opportunity and developing a workforce which reflects the population of Scotland in terms of characteristics such as age, gender, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation and disability; — support for learning and development; — stability of employment and hours of work, and avoiding exploitative employment practices, including for example no inappropriate use of zero-hours contracts; — flexible working (including for example practices such as flexi-time and career breaks) and support for family friendly working and wider work life balance; — support progressive workforce engagement, for example Trade Union recognition and representation where possible, otherwise alternative arrangements to give staff an effective voice. In order to ensure the highest standards of service quality in this contract we expect contractors to take a similarly positive approach to fair work practices as part of a fair and equitable employment and reward package. Bidders who are invited to submit an initial bid will need to describe how they will commit to fair work practices for workers (including any agency or subcontractor workers) engaged in the delivery of this contract. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ (SC Ref:753914)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Feb 2022 → 21 Dec 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline14 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected28 Feb 2022
- Notice published21 Dec 2023, 08:41 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Dec 2023- Status changed to complete21 Dec 2023, 08:41 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Dec 2023, 08:41 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sectra Ltd.SME | £137,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037593-2023-NP506223-1 · Sectra Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2023
- Value
- £137,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview contact point
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sectra LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.