Awarded contract

Florence Electronic Site File System

Details

Supplier(s)
Softcat PLC
Value
£41,065.01
Topic
Operating system enhancement software package
Published
10 April 2025

Tender description

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) has awarded a contract for the provision of a Florence Electronic Site File System across the Health Board. This contract will enable the Health Board to remotely monitor research site files, enable secure electronic site file storage and document transfer with the ability to utilise electronic consent.The Florence eBinders system provides a comprehensive digital solution to streamline documentation, facilitate compliance, and ultimately foster a more efficient research environment. This effort underscores a shared commitment to advancing research innovation and improving operational workflows.The NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) Workplace Solutions framework agreement (SBS/19/AB/WAB/9411) is compliant with UK/EU procurement legislation and provides a compliant route to market for the procurement of full end-to-end IT solutions, and individual elements of IT solutions. The Digital Framework can ensure delivery of effective consumer-oriented technologies that meet the health board’s requirements across a range of IT infrastructure areas. The Health Board approached a provider with links to the Welsh Economy.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date21 March 2025
  2. Completed: Award published10 April 2025
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About the buyer

NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership is hosted by Velindre NHS Trust and buys as a healthcare body for every health board and trust in Wales through its Procurement Services division. Tenders are advertised on Sell2Wales and run through the eTenderWales portal. Frameworks cover capital equipment, pharmaceuticals, clinical supplies, food, utilities, maintenance, IT and the commissioning of healthcare services. Local procurement teams work with each health board alongside sourcing, supply chain and accounts payable teams. Where appropriate, tenders are split into smaller lots so SMEs can bid.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership's contract awards have been in health and social work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48213000 · Operating system enhancement software package

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