Notice Information
Notice Title
Primary Care Support Services- Medical Records
Notice Description
NHS England is due to procure a Primary Care Support Service for Medical Records Primary Care Support Services (PCSS) are essential administration services underpinning provision of primary care in England and consists of a range of services to support primary care delivery. The Medical Records service will provide the following service lines: * Records Administrations and Movement Services * Records Collection * Archive Storage
Planning Information
NHS England is undertaking pre-market engagement in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, which enables contracting authorities to engage with the market to inform and prepare for upcoming procurements. At this stage, interested suppliers are invited to register their interest by submitting a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), available within the project documents. Registration will close at 12:00 hours on the 6th July 2026. The completed NDA must be uploaded and submitted electronically via the Health Family eCommercial System by the stated deadline. Engagement Approach Following receipt of a signed NDA, suppliers will be eligible to participate in market engagement activities. These are expected to include: • A Request for Information (RFI) process • Potential one-to-one supplier engagement sessions • A supplier information session, where NHS England will provide further detail on the proposed procurement approach and timelines. Please note that the sequencing of these activities is still to be confirmed. NHS England will ensure that all suppliers who have signed a NDA are kept informed of all engagement opportunities and relevant updates throughout the process. RFI documentation and further instructions will be issued to all eligible suppliers following the close of the registration period. Please refer to Appendix A for further details.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051d26
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058672-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
63121100 - Storage services
72512000 - Document management services
79940000 - Collection agency services
79996100 - Records management
92512000 - Archive services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £193,671,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Oct 20264 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2027 - 31 Aug 2035 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8UG
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058672-2026
22nd June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024924-2025
22nd May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024652-2025
22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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