Provision of research and transformation projects and associated services

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: London (UKI31)

Awarded value£8,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Nov 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract includes the run and maintain of the OpenSafely Research Service, the transfer of the Service into NHSE and a range of activities to enhance and develop the service.

CPV: Data analysis services · Research services · Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London · Wellington House, London

72260000 Software-related services 72316000 Data analysis services 73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 16 Feb 2024, 17:54 GMT
Last source update: 16 Feb 2024, 17:54 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-005295
Classification (CPV): Data analysis servicesResearch servicesSoftware-related services
Delivery area: London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043af0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: In the short and medium term this Supplier is the only Supplier capable provider of this requirement due to the IPR position, rendering it impossible to exit or transition at this stage. The Contract being put in place as a result of this STA will rectify the IPR position and will give the Authority rights to use the IPR and therefore enable us to fully assess options for future delivery, including bringing some activities in house.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £8,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford	£8,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005295-2024-1 · Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford
Signed
17 Nov 2023
Value
£8,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, London, SE1 6LHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of OxfordAwarded supplier University Offices Wellington Square Oxford, Oxford, London, OX1 2JD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.