About Black Space Technology

The Company

Black Space Technology was formed in 2018 and specialises in scalable and future-proofed mobile telemedicine and telehealth solutions. It is software focused; hardware agnostic and all of its solutions are configurable to local service needs including language localisation. All of its products have full medical accreditation and GDPR compliance. The company has also achieved certification in ISO 9001, ISO 13485, Cyber Essentials Plus as well as RTCA air accreditation.
The development team have previously created, developed and implemented the most successful NHS Ambulance EPR deployment into 1,000 NHS Ambulances handling over 30,000 cases per week and it's Android home telehealth solutions have been used by over 10,000 elderly patients (average 75 years) reducing emergency admission. The solutions are currently used internationally by IGO, NGO and military customers deployed on land, sea and air.

The Team

Black Space Technology was born out of the Research & Development of one of the UK's leading NHS Trust and a leading telehealth and telemedicine company. Our development team have been at the forefront of deploying mobile technology to improve patient care at scale in the NHS since 2005. 

The team have designed, developed, implemented, trained and supported medical focused software solutions in the military and civillian prehospital space both in the UK and internationally.

As an agile, clinically founded technology and service business the team create Android solution using the following key skills and embedded principles:                

OUR DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES

As an agile, clinically founded technology and service business we create our solutions on the following key principles:

  • Familiar, easy to use hardware platform: We seek the most appropriate hardware to meet end-user requirements. 
  • Open and accessible solution: The cloud based service allows access to incident and casualty data on any platform with internet access.
  • Customisation: Our software is architected in a way that enables us to not only facilitate high levels of configuration and customisation.
  • Clinical foundation: As a clinically founded and driven business putting the casualty and military healthcare profession at the centre of what we create is fundamental.
  • Service redesign: Our solutions enable safer, more efficient military pre-hospital care.
  • Fast and easy deployment: Our solution are fast and easy to deploy using existing civilian and military communication systems to allow in field updates via embedded remote access software.
  • Accreditation: All software has been developed in adherence with our ISO-13485 accreditation and all solutions satisfy the appropriate MDR requirements and are air accredited.

PROCUREMENT

Black Space Technology has been selected to be part of the UK Government's Crown Commercial Services Frameworks and is an accredited supplier for global defence and security organisations.
This agreement helps the public sector buy, design, build and deliver digital outcomes by finding appropriate specialists to deliver agile software development. It is the go-to digital marketplace for the public sector to procure access to digital specialists’ expertise.
All public sector organisations can use this agreement to buy cloud-based computing services such as hosting, software and cloud support, including pay-as-you-go cloud solutions. This framework gives the UK public sector access to the latest cloud technology and innovation.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds innovative solutions for UK defence and security. DASA has a wide remit across science and technology, seeking solutions that will provide strategic advantages through innovative defence and security capabilities.
The R-Cloud (DSTL) Framework provides a rapid and transparent means for industry and academia to access contracting opportunities with the Defence and Science Technology Laboratory across their key capability areas - Counter Terrorism, CBRN, C4ISR and Integrated Survivability.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is the executive body of the NSPO organisation, of which all NATO nations are members. The NSPA brings together NATO's logistics and procurement support activities, providing integrated multinational support solutions for stakeholders.
The United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) is the UN's procurement portal, representing a $17.6 billion global market annually. As a Level 2 vendor, the highest category, we are part of a database used by 26 UN organisations to source quality goods and services.
The System for Award Management (SAM) is the official US Government system that helps manage the awards process and is a government-wide registry for vendors doing business with the federal government. The SAM system makes government purchases more streamlined and integrated.
The Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) delivers over 80% of the UK’s largest and most complex defence projects. As a defence acquisition organisation, DE&S work closely with the UK Armed Forces and the global defence industry, to deliver world-class equipment and services.
JOSCAR is a collaborative tool used by the aerospace, defence and security industry to act as a single repository for pre-qualification and compliance information. A dynamic two-stage process is used to ensure that the process is tailored, and therefore as efficient as possible.