VWS-EVO License Agreement for use of DSM-5(-TR) 2024
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) is seeking a license agreement for the use of the DSM-5-TR code list in mental health care (GGZ) and forensic care. The new license must enable healthcare providers to register, declare, and share the DSM-5-TR classification with the NZa information system, and must comply with regulations regarding registration, declaration, and information exchange. Boom, the current copyright holder, will grant the license and issue sublicenses to healthcare providers and government agencies. The agreement applies for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 and requires all involved parties to correctly integrate the code list into their information systems, including for analysis, supervision, and control purposes.
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01What is being requested
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) is seeking a license agreement for the use of the DSM-5-TR code list in mental health care (GGZ) and forensic care. The new license must enable healthcare providers to register, declare, and share the DSM-5-TR classification with the NZa information system, and must comply with regulations regarding registration, declaration, and information exchange. Boom, the current copyright holder, will grant the license and issue sublicenses to healthcare providers and government agencies. The agreement applies for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 and requires all involved parties to correctly integrate the code list into their information systems, including for analysis, supervision, and control purposes.
As of 1 January 2022, a new mental health care funding model, the care performance model (zorgprestatiemodel), has come into effect. Although the DSM plays a smaller role in the new funding model, healthcare providers in 2022 and 2023 have the obligation to register the DSM classification and to state the applicable DSM diagnosis main group on the mental health care invoice. For 2024, this obligation has been continued by the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa). Because the aforementioned copyright still applies, and the current agreement expires on 31 December 2023, a new license agreement is re
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
What is the purpose of the license agreement for the DSM-5-TR?
For which specific healthcare sectors is the license intended?
What is the duration of this assignment?
How is the license further distributed after the agreement with the State?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
07Estimated value versus the market
€ 350K
€ 737K
€ 1,9 mln
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