Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: QED Scanform Technology

UK-Liverpool: Information technology services.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
       Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1517053237, Email: purchasing@lstmed.ac.uk
       Contact: Eleshea Milner
       Main Address: www.lstmed.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKD72

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Education


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: QED Scanform Technology.
      Reference number: EM105
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      72222300 - Information technology services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: The use of QED ScanForm Technology which captures and analyses digital data from routine health registers and forms.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 1,040,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      72222300 - Information technology services.
   

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      KE Kenya
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    The decision to publish this Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice is based on compelling circumstances surrounding the endorsement received from the Kenyan Government in favour of the ScanForm solution. The Kenyan Government, following a comprehensive evaluation, has officially endorsed ScanForm as the preferred solution for digital data capture.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:    No       
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:    No

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Not provided    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement:Yes    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: EM105   Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: QED Scan Form Technology

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 26/02/2024.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          QED Poland, N/A
       Sobieskiego 102A/30, Warsaw, Poland 00-764, Warsaw, 00-764, Poland
       Internet address: https://qed.ai
       NUTS Code: PL9
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 1,040,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 1,040,000         
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No          


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=845552460
GO-202431-PRO-25389146 TKR-202431-PRO-25389145   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
       Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, United Kingdom
       Email: eleshea.milner@lstmed.ac.uk
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
       Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1517053237.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
       Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1517053237
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/03/2024


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   The decision to issue a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice for the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is grounded in the compelling circumstances arising from the official endorsement by the Kenyan Government in favour of the ScanForm solution. This endorsement is the outcome of a evaluation, where ScanForm emerged as the government's preferred choice for digital data capture. The VEAT notice serves to transparently communicate the exceptional circumstances surrounding this decision, emphasising the Kenyan Government's explicit endorsement of ScanForm based on its suitability for the intended purpose.