Award

Federated Data Platform and Associated Services

NHS ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

22 Dec 2023 at 09:21

Tender

10 Jan 2023 at 13:19

TenderUpdate

25 Jul 2022 at 14:54

TenderUpdate

13 Apr 2022 at 15:26

Planning

01 Apr 2022 at 07:16

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England has completed the tender process for the Federated Data Platform and Associated Services. The contract, valued at around £182m, involves the provision of a data platform to transform health and care services by analysing NHS data. The procurement method used was a Competitive Dialogue, and the tender was awarded to PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES UK, LTD. The buyer, NHS England, located in Leeds, UK, managed this procurement process.

This contract offers business growth opportunities for companies providing data management services and software-related services. Businesses involved in IT services, software development, and data processing may find this tender suitable. The competitively awarded contract could lead to potential extensions, offering revenue streams for successful suppliers. The procurement stage was in the Award phase, and the contract was signed in November 2023.

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Notice Title

Federated Data Platform and Associated Services

Notice Description

NHS England has procured a contract for the provision of Federated Data Platform and Associated Services (FDP-AS). The data platform will be owned and controlled by the NHS to unlock the power of NHS data to understand patterns, solve problems, plan services for local populations and ultimately transform the health and care of the people they serve.<br/><br/>The contract value set out in section II.1.7.1 is not a committed amount.<br/>Under the terms of the contract, the Authority pays for data platform services as they are consumed according to an agreed pricing schedule and therefore the contract value could increase to a forecasted amount of PS330m. This figure is also not a committed amount.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS England has undertaken a competitive procurement, using the competitive dialogue procedure, for the provision of a Federated Data Platform and Associated Services for NHS England and NHS bodies.

The procurement has been undertaken in accordance with the procurement documentation and process outlined.

Services will be provided under the contract for FDP-AS to NHS bodies (as defined in the National Health Service Act 2006) and other providers of NHS-funded services (in relation to the provision of those services), as well as NHS England.

The data platform is a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) Solution, which will enable the use and sharing of data using a safe and secure environment. Additional information: Additional information on the Federated Data Platform can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/digitising-connecting-and-transforming-health-and-care/

Options: Optional extensions to the contract term of 24+12+12 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0328ce
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037776-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

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


CPV Codes

30211300 - Computer platforms

72260000 - Software-related services

72322000 - Data management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£480,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£480,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£182,242,760 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
5 Jun 2022Expired
Award Date
22 Nov 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Kate Cassidy, Senior Procurement Manager
Contact Email
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UE
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
TLE4 West Yorkshire

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES

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