Support and Maintenance contract for the Regional Pharmacy Stock Control System (known as the JAC Pharmacy)

Official notice

Authority: Business Services Organisation I T S

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£350,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to System C Healthcare plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Regional Pharmacy Stock Control system (known as JAC Pharmacy) is used across NHSCT, SHSCT and WHSCT trusts in Northern Ireland. and share patient medication information to the NIECR application.

It replaced the PILs system that was developed and supported in-house back in 2011

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Mar 2024, 09:23 GMT
Last source update: 29 Mar 2024, 09:23 GMT
Authority reference: DAC12211
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-010468
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044ea7 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: System C (formerly JAC) has exclusive rights for software maintenance and support including associated interfaces (PAS, Pharmacy Robots, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, TPN/CIVAS) and Cache Licences.
System C are the sole providers for the software maintenance and support of the JAC Pharmacy system and the interfaces specified above.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £350,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
System C Healthcare plc	£350,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 010468-2024-1 · System C Healthcare plc
Signed
29 Mar 2024
Value
£350,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business Services Organisation I T S

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth James House 2-4 Cromac Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 2JDContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Business Services OrganisationReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

System CAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01754990 Stratford-Upon-Avon, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.