Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS)

Concepts

• blood establishment computer system
• cardiff
• software supply
• on-premise provision of the blood establishment computer system
• becs
• project management
• software license
• software implementation
• eprogesa’ platform
• electronic donor records management

Location

Wales: Welsh Blood Service, Talbot Green, Llantrisant

Description

Procurement of a 'rights to use license' to continue to access the Blood Establishment Computer System. Plus license maintenance and support. Associated project management and consultancy.

Total Quantity or Scope

Procurement of a ‘rights to use’ software license for the on-premise provision of the Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) via its ‘ePROGESA’ platform and associated modules including but not limited to the eDRM (Electronic Donor Records Management) service – a module of ‘ePROGESA. Maintenance and support of the software, upgrades, project management and consultancy fees to support implementation of functionality and the delivery of functional enhancements. Additional information: See VI.1)

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Option to extend for a further 12 months.

CPV Codes

• 72268000 - Software supply services
• 72263000 - Software implementation services
• 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

WBS intended to run a new competition for this requirement during 2020 and for a new agreement to commence with a ‘go live’ service date during 2022. The running of the competitive exercise was significantly delayed due to the resources within the WBS being redirected to support the NHS Wales response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Authority therefore needs to replan this competition and intends to publish a Prior Information Notice (PIN) during the autumn of 2022 to commence the process. To ensure contractual arrangements remain in place to maintain the continuity of this critical service, the Authority intends to use the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with the use of Public Contract Regulations 2015 32 (2)(b)(ii) and (iii), competition is absent for technical reasons and (2)(b)(iii) - the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Authority intends to award an agreement to MAK-System for a period of up to 2 years, plus an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months for the reasons provided in this notice. Should this extension need to be executed, it will be conditionally upon the Authority having run the new procurement and be in the implementation stage of the new agreement. It is also the intention of the Authority to publish a new Prior Information Notice for a new competition in the autumn of 2022. (WA Ref:120596)