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Frontline Digitisation - Support Offer, Tiger Teams

NHS England

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09 Sep 2026 at 11:04

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16 Jan 2026 at 11:24

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured a national frontline digitisation support service, known as Tiger Teams, to help NHS secondary-care provider organisations improve digital capability and implement electronic patient records. The service provides rapid-response, multi-skilled intervention and expands an existing support offer, supplying the resource, expertise and information needed for EPR delivery. It covers acute, specialist, community, mental health and ambulance services across England. The work is technical analysis and consultancy, classified under CPV 71621000. NHS England is based in Leeds, while delivery is required across England. The opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations able to assemble experienced digital-health, EPR implementation and transformation specialists for work with NHS provider organisations.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. It used an above-threshold open procedure. The tender deadline was 9 December 2024 at 12:00 UTC, and the contract was awarded to KPMG LLP on 9 May 2025. The original recorded award value was £13,333,334, with the contract running from 9 May 2025 to 31 March 2026. A 12-month optional extension was taken, retaining the recorded value of £13,333,334 and extending the contract to 31 March 2027. A later contract change increased the recorded value to £19,733,334.67, while the same supplier and contract period remained in place. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This requirement demonstrates substantial NHS demand for rapid, practical support with electronic patient records and broader digital capability across multiple types of provider organisation. A credible future competitor would need a multi-skilled team able to respond quickly to varied operational problems, work across acute, specialist, community, mental health and ambulance settings, and support delivery at national scale. Relevant capability includes EPR implementation, digital maturity assessment, technical analysis, programme delivery, clinical and operational engagement, and the ability to provide trusted advice and hands-on intervention. Organisations that can combine specialist expertise with flexible deployment, strong NHS-facing delivery experience and capacity to support providers across England would be well placed when comparable work returns to market. The stated SME and VCSE suitability also indicates that smaller or mission-led specialists may be able to participate.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Frontline Digitisation - Support Offer, Tiger Teams

Notice Description

The Frontline Digitisation (FD) programme is working with provider organisations to support them in reaching a minimum level of digital capability (as defined by the Digital Capabilities Framework) and to have an electronic patient record (EPR) in place by the end of March 2026. For the purposes of this service, provider organisations are defined as NHS secondary care Trusts providing acute, specialist, community, mental health, and ambulance services. To fulfil this ambition, the FD Programme have appointed a partner to create an experienced, multi-skilled, rapid response intervention service also known as a Tiger Teams service, capable of supporting EPR Delivery across England. This service will be an expansion to an existing comprehensive support offer available to providers, designed to support the national demand for resource, expertise, and information necessary to successfully rollout EPRs. Additional information: Contract has an optional extension of 12 months, subject to business case approvals. Update 16.01.2026 - Optional Extension taken. New contract end date 31/03/2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e73c824e-1a70-4c61-8602-675ba87a9e1c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3623ce5e-a9d2-46de-bd0e-55f880f274bf
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£13,333,334 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jan 20268 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 May 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KPMG LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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