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NP5065/17 National Primary Care Clinician Database (NPCCD)

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:26.

Opportunity overview

Extension of National Primary Care Clinician Database (NPCCD) for a period of 12 months using Regulation 72 (1)(b).

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Sword IT Solutions

Match pending…
Contract value
£372k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
008130-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UK, EH2 4JS, United Kingdom

Sword IT Solutions

Match pending…
Contract value
£577.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
082384-2025-NP506517-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM, EH3 4JS, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Extension of NPCCD (National Primary Care Clinician Database) contract for a period of 12 months using Regulation 72(1)(b). NPCCD (National Primary Care Clinician Database) is managed by Practitioner Services Division, National Services Scotland on behalf of NHS Scotland Health Boards. The system is an essential management of contractor data in compliance with Scottish Government regulations outlined in The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Scotland) Regulations 2004. This is a critical part of daily operations for the Health Boards ensuring that all contractors are validated and meet the necessary standards and qualifications to provide primary care services. The initial contract was awarded under an NSS Software Development framework. The contract awarded as a result of a Mini competition included an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) clause that indicated that anything developed as a result of the work would remain in the ownership of NSS. This extension is to allow the Development plans to be concluded under this contract.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04e9f7
Status
complete
Review Details
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts: An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
To provide for additional works, supplies or services by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement; and (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the initial contract value; Extension of current contract to allow for continuity of service. This extension is to allow a future procurement to be conducted prior to the contract end date.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
Extension of NPCCD (National Primary Care Clinician Database) contract for a period of 12 months using Regulation 72(1)(b). NPCCD (National Primary Care Clinician Database) is managed by Practitioner Services Division, National Services Scotland on behalf of NHS Scotland Health Boards. The system is an essential management of contractor data in compliance with Scottish Government regulations outlined in The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Scotland) Regulations 2004. This is a critical part of daily operations for the Health Boards ensuring that all contractors are validated and meet the necessary standards and qualifications to provide primary care services. The initial contract was awarded under an NSS Software Development framework. The contract awarded as a result of a Mini competition included an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) clause that indicated that anything developed as a result of the work would remain in the ownership of NSS. This extension is to allow the Development plans to be concluded under this contract.

Contract period

Ends
20 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
30 Jun 2018, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Scotland

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-115937
Name
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH12 9EB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 South Gyle Crescent

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contact

Name
Jim Binnie
Telephone
+44 1312756000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-139969
Name
Sword IT Solutions

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH2 4JS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Clarence House, , 133 George street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Sword IT Solutions
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-404
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
27 Chambers Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-169022
Name
Sword IT Solutions

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH3 4JS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
133 George Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Sword IT Solutions

Contact

Telephone
+44 7791266715

Award information

Award 1
Id
008130-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139969
Name
Sword IT Solutions

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
082384-2025-NP506517-1
Title
NP5065/17 National Primary Care Clinician Database (NPCCD)
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-169022
Name
Sword IT Solutions

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
008130-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
008130-2025-1
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
372,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
082384-2025-NP506517-1
Title
NP5065/17 National Primary Care Clinician Database (NPCCD)
Status
active
Award ID
082384-2025-NP506517-1
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Value

Amount
577,272
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
30 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
30 Jun 2018, 00:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The authority did not expect to receive the budget to implement the additional modules to the system before the contract ends.
Description
An updated spend value to allow the implementation of additional modules to the system before the contract ends.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM · EH12 9EB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e9f7-2025-12-12T11:36:38Zcompiled ·