DSD Medical Support Services
A Modification Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES FORMERLY THE DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DSD
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 13 year
- Value
- £121M-£128M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 07 Sep 2023
- Delivery
- To 06 Nov 2036 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
BELFAST
2 buyers
- Department for Communities Belfast
1 supplier
- Atos Origin IT Services London
Description
Continuation of the provision of work capability assessment services in Northern Ireland. For full details of the nature of the services please see OJEU 2007/S 063-077231.
Ammendments to Previous Notice
2. Contract value
GBP 121,392,886 127,701,886
Award Detail
| 1 | Atos Origin IT Services (London)
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CPV Codes
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Indicators
- Contract modified due to additional needs.
Legal Justification
duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor: DfC considers Regulation 72(1)(b) PCR 2015 (as amended) is applicable. For the reasons in VII.2.I) above, the provision of additional services until 6 September 2024 is necessary and: (i) interchangeability issues with a new supplier means these key services could be negatively impacted for technical and economic reasons. The implementation of the contract currently being procured will necessitate a lengthy handover period and make it impossible therefore to introduce a new provider for a short extension period. A change in supplier, without a full handover programme (to include transition to a new IT service necessitating dual running of systems), would risk delivery of these services which provide critical statutory benefits to vulnerable people; (ii) appointing a new supplier to cover a short extension period (which DfC does not consider a viable option) at the same time as an incumbent is engaged in handover to a new FAS supplier, would result in significant duplication of costs and a loss of value for money for the taxpayer; (iii) the value of the contract for the extended period does not exceed 50% of value of original contract
Reference
- FTS 026463-2023