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NHAIS Cache Licences

Business Services Organisation · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:08.

Opportunity overview

Cache is the underlying database for the NHAIS application used primarily for GP registrations in Northern Ireland. These license's are required for the continued use of Cache for the ongoing use of the NHAIS system.​​ £303,310.08 has been previously directed awarded to Intersystems for Cache licences to support the NHAIS system. It is our intention to complete a further Direct Award to the value of £85,000 (exclusive of VAT). We wish to review this on an annual basis until 31st March 2029. It is expected that the new Cervical screening replacement Programme will be operational at this stage.

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.

INTERSYSTEMS CORPORATION

Matched by number
Published award value
£85k
Awarded
21 Mar 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH FC013706
Location
Massachussetts, US, 02142, United States

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DAC20005
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Intersystems are the only supplier of these licences.​Frameworks for Cache licences were considered, reviewed and eliminated. There was no reference to BSO on the Contract Award Notices. In addition, the scope of the required procurement does not appear to fit within the scope of the frameworks. We wish to reply on schedule 5 section 5 (a) due to Intersystems having the intellectual property rights. They are the only suppier able to provide the services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCQH-8657-NGMT
Name
Business Services Organisation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Franklin Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PCQH-8657-NGMT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-FC013706
Name
INTERSYSTEMS CORPORATION

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
US
Country
US
Locality
Massachussetts
Postal Code
02142
Country Name
United States
Street Address
1 Memorial Drive

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
FC013706
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PCMW-2722-PJJL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Mar 2025, 00:00
Title
NHAIS Cache Licences
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

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

Value

Amount
85,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
102,000

Renewal

Description
This DAC is for one year with provision to extend annually for an additional three years. We will review the progress of the replacement Programme to understand whether we need to enter into the extensions. We will also review the Contract and assess the licence usage over the term of this Contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010642-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Mar 2025, 12:16
Entry 2
Id
010672-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Mar 2025, 12:56

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-FC013706
Name
INTERSYSTEMS CORPORATION

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
2 Apr 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
3 Apr 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Apr 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
NHAIS Cache Licences
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
2 Apr 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract is for Licences, there are no deliverables required. The Contract value is also below £5,000,000.

Value

Amount
85,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
102,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
3 Apr 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
This DAC is for one year with provision to extend annually for an additional three years. We will review the progress of the replacement Programme to understand whether we need to enter into the extensions. We will also review the Contract and assess the licence usage over the term of this Contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
016084-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
18 Apr 2025, 10:11

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8DQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04f747-2025-04-18T10:11:23+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·