Tender for Purchase and Support of Sage Software
Sage200c professional software including CRM, financials, BI and Manufacturing modules.
United Kingdom-Cardiff: Information technology services
2018/S 210-479594
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Procurement Department, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Brecknock House, 8th Floor, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2920746363
E-mail: emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS code: UKL
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Purchase and Ongoing Support of Sage
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of WEQAS (Welsh External Quality Assessment Service) part of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for purchase and ongoing support of Sage.
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of WEQAS (Welsh External Quality Assessment Service) part of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for purchase and ongoing support of Sage in order to improve client communication, project management, manufacturing and finance arrangements.
Weqas require a software solution and service provision that incorporates;
— Sage200c professional software including CRM, financials, BI and Manufacturing modules,
— configuration and Implementation Services,
— full customisation of the software solution,
— training,
— software support,
— ad-hoc consultancy.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
An option to extend for a further 2 year period is included within the 60 months detailed in this advert at the Health Board’s sole discretion.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Please note additional information on this procurement:
1) The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract;
2) Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms;
3) The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT’s after the stated closing date;
4) All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling;
5) All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders;
6) Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership — Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board;
7) Bidders wishing to participate should visit the Bravo e-tenderwales portal and access itt_71106
Note: the authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=86661
(WA Ref:86661)
VI.4.1)Review body
Cardiff
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: