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PAHT - Bench Marking Software (Dr Foster)

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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03 Sep 2026 at 11:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust procured a cloud-based software licence for Dr Foster, a benchmarking and analytics tool. The system is intended to benchmark and analyse performance across a range of clinical quality and efficiency indicators. This is a software-related service and the main procurement category is goods. The buying organisation is Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, based in Welwyn Garden City, England. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The requirement is therefore relevant to software publishers, technology providers and resellers able to supply cloud analytics products for healthcare organisations, particularly tools that support comparative performance analysis, clinical quality measurement and operational efficiency review. It concerns licensing an established digital product rather than bespoke construction, consultancy or general IT support.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from the LLP Digital Technology Solutions Framework. The tender submission deadline was 27 April 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded on 18 May 2026 to INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD for £50,000. The contract period runs from 25 May 2026 to 24 May 2027. The procurement was treated as a single requirement, with no separate lots identified. The award is active. The published information describes the required software and its benchmarking purpose, but does not set out an evaluation weighting or separate quality and price scoring basis. The route is consequently significant for suppliers able to participate through the relevant framework agreement.

This award demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for licensed cloud software that compares healthcare performance using clinical quality and efficiency indicators. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need a mature benchmarking and analytics platform, reliable cloud delivery, software licensing arrangements and the ability to present meaningful comparative performance data to an NHS trust. Experience working with healthcare data, clinical quality measures and operational efficiency analysis would strengthen credibility, as would evidence that the product can support sustained organisational use rather than a one-off report. The previous supplier was a large business, while the requirement was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. Framework access and proven public-sector technology delivery would also be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PAHT - Bench Marking Software (Dr Foster)

Notice Description

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust award for Software licence for a bench marking and analytics tool that is cloud based to benchmark and analyse performance across a range of clinical quality and efficiency indicators via LLP Digital Technology Solutions Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-947f6f1e-2a82-4ea6-82b0-f1ede940f2a5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4822b91d-12d3-4822-a01f-90a3c1f39164
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
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

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

CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 May 20264 months ago
Contract Period
25 May 2026 - 24 May 2027 6-12 months
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
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Postcode
AL8 6NS
Postcode Area
St Albans
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Electoral Ward
Handside
Westminster Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Insight Direct (UK) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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