Extension of Managed IT Services for National Infant Physical Examination Programme by Public Health England

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Public Health England awarded a contract to Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited for the extension of managed services supporting the National Infant Physical Examination Programme (Newborn Screening Programme).

The contract, valued at £2,100,000, continues Northgate's provision of IT screening systems, which were originally commissioned by the University of Manchester in 2009 as a managed service with all intellectual property vesting in Northgate.

The extension was necessitated by the need to maintain existing managed services until a new common modular architecture is available, as part of a long-term strategy to procure and operate IT screening systems within a PHE corporate framework.

The contracting authority used the negotiated procedure without prior publication under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and alternatively relied on Regulation 72(1)(b) exemptions, citing technical and economic reasons that prevent another supplier from providing the services without significant inconvenience.

A voluntary ex ante transparency notice 2017/S 102-204744 was published.