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Website hosting and support for hee.nhs.uk and healthcareers.nhs.uk

NHS England

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01 Sep 2026 at 09:55

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured website hosting and support services for the hee.nhs.uk and healthcareers.nhs.uk websites. The requirement covers ongoing technical hosting and support for NHS England’s online presence, classified under software packages and information systems (CPV 48000000). The main procurement category is services. Delivery is associated with NHS England’s offices at 7–8 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4AP, and the wider United Kingdom. The buyer is NHS England. The requirement is relevant to businesses providing managed website hosting, website operations, technical support and related digital infrastructure services, particularly those able to support public-sector websites and maintain reliable online services across more than one domain. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, while participation is not reserved for voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. NHS England used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 9 July 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded to Reading Room Ltd on 21 August 2026 for £168,336 including the stated maximum value; the stated minimum value was £84,168. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Reading Room Ltd is the selected supplier and is recorded as an SME. The award is active. The published evaluation basis is the procurement process used through the framework call-off; the available procurement information does not set out separate technical, quality or price weightings.

This award provides a clear benchmark for suppliers targeting NHS England’s future website hosting and support requirements. A credible competitor would need to deliver managed hosting and dependable technical support for two public-facing NHS websites, with the operational capacity to maintain service continuity across multiple domains. Experience of supporting established, high-profile websites would strengthen a supplier’s position, alongside practical capability in website infrastructure, monitoring, maintenance, incident response and ongoing technical assistance. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist business rather than only a large systems integrator. Suppliers already appointed to the relevant framework, or able to access an appropriate framework route, would be better placed to compete for a comparable call-off.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Website hosting and support for hee.nhs.uk and healthcareers.nhs.uk

Notice Description

Website hosting and support for hee.nhs.uk and healthcareers.nhs.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-aa8a877f-c3bb-4bf8-91f8-cdb771d3247d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/edf5fbd2-52f5-4467-b50a-3399a30f3841
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
SME

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
£168,336 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£168,336 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 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
NHS England
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
Postcode Area
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

Reading Room Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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