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Spine DevOps

NHS DIGITAL

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27 Apr 2023 at 08:37

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27 Apr 2023 at 08:36

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15 Dec 2021 at 16:35

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Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Digital has awarded a contract for the provision of run, maintain, and development of the Spine Core Platform. The contract falls under the category of custom software development services. The procurement method used was selective, calling-off from a framework agreement. The contract period is from September 8, 2021, to September 7, 2025. The contract was awarded on December 10, 2021, with a total value of £18,000,000. The contract was awarded to BJSS LIMITED. The tender closed on April 12, 2021, and the award date was on December 10, 2021.

This contract awarded by NHS Digital for the Spine DevOps project presents business growth opportunities in the custom software development services industry. The contract involves maintaining and developing a critical national IT infrastructure for health and social care in England. Businesses providing custom software development services, especially those experienced in large-scale IT projects, would be well-suited to compete for similar future opportunities in this sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Spine DevOps

Notice Description

This call-off contract is for the provision of run, maintain and development of the Spine Core Platform and ensure it is fully operative and available 24x7x365. Spine Core is a collection of national applications and services which act as a central integration point to facilitate the exchange of information between local and national IT systems. It supports the IT infrastructure for health and social care in England, joining together over 23,000 healthcare IT systems in 20,500 organisations. It holds 100TB of data and handles 10,000,000,000 messages a year.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-aa2b16a1-0224-49ca-bcc5-d992f37be240
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4bb9e71-06af-4ea2-b48f-7cc50ac69ea6
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

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

CPV Codes

72230000 - Custom software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Apr 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
7 Sep 2021 - 7 Sep 2025 4-5 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 DIGITAL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

BJSS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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