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DHSC: ASC - DiSC Digital Support Platform

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06 Oct 2025 at 09:56

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), located at 39 Victoria Street, London, has completed the award stage of the procurement process for the "ASC - DiSC Digital Support Platform." This project falls under the IT services category, specifically consulting, software development, Internet, and support, identified by CPV code 72000000. The requirement involves a supplier to maintain and host the DiSC website. The procurement was conducted via a selective method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement, with the contract period starting on 17th September 2025 and ending on 30th September 2025. e3 media limited, trading as Great State, has been awarded the contract valued at £157,800. The award was published on 6th October 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses specialising in IT services and digital transformation solutions, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It offers an excellent platform for firms experienced in maintaining and supporting strategic web platforms within the healthcare sector. Companies that can demonstrate success in information management, hosting services, and support within complex digital frameworks would be particularly well-suited to this tender. As digital adoption within social care continues to expand, suppliers involved in this field could leverage this contract to cement their role in health sector tech support, contributing to the broader public policy of digitising social care services in the UK.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DHSC: ASC - DiSC Digital Support Platform

Notice Description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), in partnership with the Digitising Social Care programme within NHS Transformation Directorate, requires a supplier to maintain and host the DiSC website (beta.digitisingsocialcare.co.uk) following expiry of the current contract. The DiSC website is used as: * A source of information and advice to deliver national policy in digitising social care to care providers and digital system suppliers; * A place to host interactive tools to support good practice tech implementation within social care; * A technical repository for system and supplier data and functionality standards, and as a link to tools that support implementation of DSCR system standards; * A communications and engagement channel where we communicate news about our work and highlight case studies and interviews from care providers about their digitisation journey to share sector good practice. * A place to host an assured supplier list for care technologies that are meeting minimum standards. The business need is to continue the above activity, to support ministerial public commitments and to ensure the website remains GDS compliant in the medium term to support key DSHC public commitments. It is important to call out the complex environment that DHSC and NHS England are operating in, and the recently started work on a cross-domain channel strategy for ASC group. It is intended that the DiSC website continues while we look to align with these wider strategic decisions and complete the following strategic work in house: * Understand delivery options for assured supplier tool and assured supplier list outside of the DiSC website; * Map what content should be migrated on to GOV.UK or other channels if there is a clear remit and rationale as to why it cannot be included on GOV.UK (including blogs and engagement posts); * Understand whether the NHS website or a corresponding ASC website is a suitable channel for some of our work that does not fit in the GOV.UK proposition.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-497d9152-843c-46c0-a90e-fdbe4293da2c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f524d14d-04b2-48a3-8ec5-04c01d734420
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£157,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
16 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2025 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DHSC
Contact Name
Emily Wells
Contact Email
emily.wells@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
02071047580

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

E3 MEDIA LIMITED T/A GREAT STATE

Further Information

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