EPES CFU and Ophthalmic applications Support

Concepts

• epes
• belfast
• information technology
• electronic prescribing and eligibility system
• ophthalmic applications support
• extended support places bso
• epes cfu
• serious risk of an application failure
• central epes database
• year contract

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

In June 2008, the Electronic Prescribing and Eligibility System (EPES) went live. The objective of the project was to capture prescription information from Community Pharmacies into a central EPES Database. This system was introduced to speed up pharmacy re-payments, allow for closer scrutiny of the prescribing and dispensing process, and reduce lost income through patients falsely claiming to be in receipt of a qualifying Social Security benefit.

Total Quantity or Scope

In June 2008, the Electronic Prescribing and Eligibility System (EPES) went live. The objective of the project was to capture prescription information from Community Pharmacies into a central EPES Database. This system was introduced to speed up pharmacy re-payments, allow for closer scrutiny of the prescribing and dispensing process, and reduce lost income through patients falsely claiming to be in receipt of a qualifying Social Security benefit. Failure to provision the extended support places BSO at serious risk of an application failure from which we would be unable to recover from. Contractor payments of approximately £576m per annum would be defaulted on and there would also be a risk of fraud as it would be impossible to process prescriptions and estimate payments manually. BSO ITS wish to enter into a 1 year Contract with the option to extend for a further 2 x one year extensions. This will allow BSO ITS to engage in a tender for a new product and have the option of terminating the support for the applications in line with the rollout of the new product. The breakdown of £915,186.27 is as follows: Yr 1 £305,062.09 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 Yr 2 £305,062.09 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024 Yr3 £305,062.09 (Optional Extension) 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025 The procurement of a replacement system is likely to be begin in 2023 with a proposed implementation date of quarter four in the Financial Year of 2024. The one year optional extension from 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025 has been included for any delays to the new system but should not be required. This DAC is to allow support to be provided until system can be replaced. This support cannot be provided by another supplier as DXC have the exclusive rights to the software.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Legal Justification

In June 2008, the Electronic Prescribing and Eligibility System (EPES) went live. The objective of the project was to capture prescription information from Community Pharmacies into a central EPES Database. This system was introduced to speed up pharmacy re-payments, allow for closer scrutiny of the prescribing and dispensing process, and reduce lost income through patients falsely claiming to be in receipt of a qualifying Social Security benefit. Failure to provision the extended support places BSO at serious risk of an application failure from which we would be unable to recover from. Contractor payments of approximately £576m per annum would be defaulted on and there would also be a risk of fraud as it would be impossible to process prescriptions and estimate payments manually. BSO ITS wish to enter into a 1 year Contract with the option to extend for a further 2 x one year extensions. This will allow BSO ITS to engage in a tender for a new product and have the option of terminating the support for the applications in line with the rollout of the new product. The breakdown of £915,186.27 is as follows: Yr 1 £305,062.09 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 Yr 2 £305,062.09 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024 Yr3 £305,062.09 (Optional Extension) 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025 The procurement of a replacement system is likely to be begin in 2023 with a proposed implementation date of quarter four in the Financial Year of 2024. The one year optional extension from 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025 has been included for any delays to the new system but should not be required. This DAC is to allow support to be provided until system can be replaced. This support cannot be provided by another supplier as DXC have the exclusive rights to the software.

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