Notice Information
Notice Title
Implementation of a platform to enable guidance content management and publication
Notice Description
The provision of delivery services to design and build a transformative new infrastructure for semantic knowledge creation, management, and publishing in the AWS environment.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7fdd893b-ccc0-42a1-a644-3689bb231c43
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fa6da72-2768-4c19-8ae6-03b9644fc66b
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Dec 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Dec 2025 - 14 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- 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
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 3BN
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Piccadilly
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fa6da72-2768-4c19-8ae6-03b9644fc66b
17th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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