Basic Information

Reference Number

00004017793

Issuing Organization

Provincial Health Services Authority BC

Solicitation Type

NOI - Notice of Intent (Informal)

Solicitation Number

PHSA 11919

Title

PHSA 11919 DrFirst Medication History Integration

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2024/04/16 07:03:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2024/04/22 05:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Yidan Song

yidan.song@phsa.ca

Description

Notice is hereby given that Interior Health Authority and Fraser Health Authority (the “Health Authorities”), through their collective agent Provincial Health Services Authority (“PHSA”), intends to directly award a Contract to the following supplier to provide Medication History Integration for Health Authorities with an estimated value of $970,016 for one (1) year with the possibility of option years.

DrFirst Healthcare Innovations Inc.
Suite 2250, 1055 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver, BC, V6E 2E9
In accordance with applicable trade agreements, PHSA, as agent for the Health Authority has chosen not to proceed with a competitive process for the following reason:

the goods or services can be supplied only by the selected supplier and no alternative or substitute exists for the following reason:
1. to ensure compatibility with existing products/systems

Rationale
The DrFirst Software System is a customer software solution that was custom developed by DrFirst Healthcare Innovations Inc. specifically for the Health Authorities. The supplier presently maintains the software, its database and operating systems. The supplier holds the source code which is proprietary to the current provider. No other vendor could maintain the existing system. Importantly, DrFirst has consistently met and continues to meet all conformance requirements set forth by the Ministry of Health for connecting to PharmaNet. This adherence to regulatory standards underscores the commitment of the solution to maintaining compliance and ensuring the integrity of healthcare data.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.