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Health Language LexScape Software Licences 2025

NHS ENGLAND

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02 Dec 2025 at 13:54

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Summary of the contracting process

This procurement process involves NHS England seeking to re-procure Health Language LexScape Software Licences operating in the IT software development services category. NHS England, acting as the buying organisation, aims to maintain and distribute UK OPCS-4 procedure statistical classification for the Department of Health and Social Care. The process progressed from the tender stage to award, with a tender end date set on 9th July 2025, and a contract commencing from 10th July 2025 to 9th July 2028. The contract, awarded to Akhter Computers Limited, is valued at £508,826.32. The procurement was conducted using a selective method through a call-off from a framework agreement, suitable for SMEs.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in IT software development, particularly those specialising in healthcare data solutions. Companies equipped to deliver sophisticated software platforms facilitating large scale medical data analyses can potentially benefit from this procurement. The contract, designed to update and enhance the OPCS-4 classification system, supports healthcare management and hospital reimbursement. SMEs with relevant expertise stand well-suited to compete for such contracts due to the focus on tailoring solutions for national healthcare analytics, exemplified by the successful bid of Akhter Computers Limited.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Health Language LexScape Software Licences 2025

Notice Description

Re-procurement of Health Language software licences & support. NHS England develops, maintains, distributes and licences the UK OPCS-4 procedure statistical classification as the UK national release centre on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). OPCS-4 is used by NHS front line organisations to classify hospital interventions and surgical procedures into alphanumeric codes. The coded data is designed to support and assist in the management of healthcare services at a local level and enable informed analysis of medical data at a large scale for national trends it also provides the underpinning data for hospital reimbursement NHS England licenses the authoring platform so the classifications team can undertake authoring, maintenance and release of the national OPCS-4 codes. The team are part way through the latest 3yr lifecycle for the authoring of the categories and subcategories to deliver the latest release of OPCS-4 that enable statistical presentation for data comparability and hospital reimbursement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-94ebcdcc-c1e3-4d66-8885-4afb3bc01d2d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37c563e2-f21f-4042-9a59-abfc9557b110
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72212517 - IT software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£305,295 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£508,826 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
9 Jul 2025 - 9 Jul 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
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
NHSE Contract Management
Contact Email
nhsdcontractmanagement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AKHTER COMPUTERS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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