Published date: 19 March 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 August 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical software package - 48180000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£84,940

Procurement reference

tender_468824/1413894

Published date

19 March 2025

Closing date

14 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a contract award notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract for the provision of Eclipse Live medical software within Mid and South Essex.

The National GP IT Futures Lot 1 Framework Agreement, against which Call Off Agreements have been executed, have expired on 31 March 2023. A contract extension to ensure continuity arrangements was put in place by NHSE applying a further extension to cover 1st April 2024 - 31st October 2024 whilst a new national framework was to be procured, however, there have been national delays to this process and NHSE are applying a further extension 1st November 2024 - 31st March 2025 to the existing contractual arrangement with the incumbent supplier. Upon publication of the national framework all services will be reprocured compliantly through this route. This contract award notice communicates the award of a proposed contract to Prescribing Services Ltd for the continuation of provision of Eclipse Live from 1st November 2024 - 31st March 2025.

The proposed contract value for this 5 month period is £456,439.00 and the total aggregate spend with the provider for the same services now equates to £84,940.00 (PYE 01st November 2024 - 31st March 2025). This notice is published in relation to an above-threshold under the the Public Contract Regulations 2015, reflective of when the Authority's internal governance was achieved for this contract, before the 24th February 2025. The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations").

More information

Additional text

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board are publishing this Contract Award Notice in relation to an above-threshold under the the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The National GP IT Futures Lot 1 Framework Agreement, against which Call Off Agreements have been executed and have expired on 31st March 2023. A contract extension to ensure continuity arrangements was put in place by NHSE applying a further extension to cover 01st April 2024 - 31st October 2024 whilst a new national framework was to be procured however there have been national delays to this process and NHSE are applying a further extension 01st November 2024 - 31st March 2025 to the existing contractual arrangement with the incumbent supplier. Upon publication of the national framework all services will be reprocured compliantly through this route.

A proposed contract is awarded to Prescribing Services Ltd for continuation of Eclipse Live from 01st November 2024 - 31st March 2025.

The proposed contract value for this 5 month period is £456,439.00 and the total aggregate spend with the provider for the same services now equates to £84,940.00 (PYE 01st November 2024 - 31st March 2025). This notice is published in relation to an above-threshold under the the Public Contract Regulations 2015, reflective of when the Authority's internal governance was achieved for this contract, before the 24th February 2025. The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations").

Award information

Awarded date

18 September 2024

Contract start date

1 November 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£84,940

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Prescribing Services Ltd

Address

The Norfolk Clinical Park Rowan House, Buxton, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR10 5RH

Reference

Companies House number: 05913240

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Address

Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road
Basildon, Essex
SS14 3HG
England

Email

esther.pettigrew@attain.co.uk

Website

https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/