Official UK procurement notice
Pre-Hospital Assessment for Stroke Services
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of NHS Wales Executive (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NHS Shared Services Partnership hosted by Velindre are acting on behalf of the NHS Welsh Health Collaborative to procure a pilot scheme that has the potential to assist in redefining stroke and stroke mimic pathways. This could result in drastic improvement in stroke patient care from pre-hospital through to treatment and life beyond. Consequentially, this will prove to have significant savings to the NHS, relieve pressure on the interlinked departments and help improve staff attrition. The awarded company is the only supplier within the UK market at present that has the ability to provide a revolutionary multi-faceted service which. Using secure, advanced multi-stream video technology, expert specialists from anywhere in the region can connect with paramedics to undertake virtual triage and assessment aided by connectivity to video, device and data feeds displayed in a single screen user interface. The system can also provide connectivity to bedside telemedicine carts can enable further diagnostics or AI solutions to be connected for more detailed assessment needs. This is a time specific driven piece of work. Their service enables a video link between paramedics and consultants for a clinical level consultation in pre-hospital environments, high-resolution displays which can be adapted and optimised for diagnostic quality, and can connect across the whole stroke pathway at any time, amongst other critical requirements for this service. Visionable gives remote on call clinicians faster access to and sharing of advanced radiological interventions, along with the ability to implement new imaging workflows and integrate AI with telemedicine delivery. Further, the company supports connectivity within rural locations allowing for consistency of service in the most-hard to reach areas of Wales.
CPV: Hospital services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2022, 14:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2024, 16:09 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027147- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039272Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Visionable platform provides a unique level of collaboration capability that has been developed in response to the specific needs of stroke telemedicine, enabling the stroke telemedicine pathway to be run from anywhere 24/7 with minimal training. Training and education from experts that have proven experience in delivering this type of service are on hand to help establish, embed and deliver the service with clinical stakeholders. It supports a limited expert workforce with the capability to deliver service at scale without compromising standards of care. Further, the company supports connectivity within rural locations allowing for consistency of service in the most-hard to reach areas of Wales. They are the only supplier on the market at present that can provide this service to the specific standard set out by the Trust.
Publisher note: This notice is advising of an award provided in 2023 and is undertaken to close off the notice. (WA Ref:144010)
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated23 Aug 2024, 16:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visionable Ltd | £70,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Visionable Ltd | £80,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027147-2024-1 · Visionable Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Jan 2023
- Value
- £70,000
- Status
- active
Contract 035854-2022-1 · Visionable Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2022
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale LHBContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Visionable LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.