United Kingdom-BELFAST: Purchase of UpToDate Clinical Decision Support tool

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-022250/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
Postal address: LISBURN ROAD
Town: BELFAST
Postal code: BT97AB
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Norma Moore
Email: norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Purchase of UpToDate Clinical Decision Support tool

Reference number: DAC11291
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 48160000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Procurement of UpToDate Clinical Decision Support tool
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:384816.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of UpToDate Clinical Decision Support tool

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
There is no reasonable alternative for this procurement, the purchase of UpToDate enhances BHSCT Clinicians ability to provide the best possible care for our patients and ensure equitability for both patients, the clinical workforce and doctors in training. No other resource offers UpToDate’s depth and breadth of content, keen clinical nuance and insight, synthesised information, and organised, searchable format. More than 7,300 physicians, internationally recognised as experts in their fields, write UpToDate topics, over 12,000 topics (including text, graphics, and links to more than 495,000 references), 9,700 graded recommendations, 6,500 unique drug monographs and a drug interactions tool, calculators, 2-tiered patient information leaflets and International (including UK) Society Guideline Links (inc NICE & SIGN). UpToDate is unique in the breadth, depth and quality of clinical content to provide clinical teams with trusted evidence based content. UpToDate is a sole source provider of these services as described. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2023/S 000-017384
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DAC11291
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2023-08-01
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Wolters Kluwer Health
Postal address: 230 Third Avenue
Town: Waltham MA
Postal code: 02451
Country: United States
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 384816.00
Total value of the contract/lot:384816.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT8 8BH
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-08-01