Published date: 29 January 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 28 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Medical software package - 48180000

Location of contract

Any region, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_230505/832027

Published date

29 January 2020

Closing date

28 February 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Pulse is an integrated set of application components which covers the whole blood component lifecycle, from a donor registering to a pack being issued. Pulse is also the system used by NHSBT Tissues Services for the management of the Tissue Bank.
The Pulse set of applications supports the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood components. It is critical to running the NHSBT business. Separate instances of the Pulse application are also used by the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, and Jersey. The failure of Pulse for even a short period would significantly impact NHSBT's ability to meet the demand from hospitals and the patients they serve. NHSBT own the IPR for Pulse but the system is supported, developed and maintained by a managed service supplier.

The requirement of this tender is for the ongoing provision of support, development and maintenance of these services.

More information

Links

Additional text

Bravo Solutions Tender Portal

About the buyer

Address

NHSBT, 500 North Bristol Park, Northway, Bristol
Bristol
BS34 7QH
England

Email

gerry.dulston@nhsbt.nhs.uk