Award

S12 Solutions digital app

NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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13 Jun 2025 at 15:31

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13 Jun 2025 at 13:08

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the "S12 Solutions digital app" to VitalHub UK Limited. This procurement pertains to the public authority sub-central government category and is located across regions UKF21 and UKF22 in the United Kingdom. The process concluded with a direct award method, indicating a streamlined procurement approach due to the technical specificity required. The award was confirmed on 29th May 2025, with the contract period spanning from 1st July 2025 to 31st March 2028, following the mandatory standstill period that ended on 25th June 2025. The main procurement category is classified under goods, particularly in the calendar software package sector, with a contract value of £159,876.

This tender offers profound growth opportunities for businesses, especially those in the tech and digital solutions sector, focusing on mental health services. Companies that provide specialised software solutions, particularly those developed for the healthcare sector, would benefit significantly from such procurement opportunities. SMEs like VitalHub UK Limited, which have the capability to deliver end-to-end digital solutions for niche healthcare applications, can leverage this contract to enhance their reputation in the market, grow their portfolio, and showcase their expertise in facilitating efficient operational processes within the NHS infrastructure.

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Notice Title

S12 Solutions digital app

Notice Description

S 12 Solutions App to assist Doctors and Approved Mental Health Professionals to convene a team to undertake a detention assessment under the Mental Health Act. The S12 Solutions App, developed by an existing Adult Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP), is designed to streamline the assessment process, making it easier for AMHPs to find doctors to certified to deliver Mental Health Act assessments. It also provides a route for doctors to claim a fee for work undertaking a Mental Health assessment. The S12 Solutions app maintains a log of all assessment activity with the supporting detention papers is of great importance. This is a fixed fee contract. The contract is below threshold and this notice is signaling our intention to direct award a contract to this provider for 3 years. The contract is below threshold for the ICB as a sub-central body. The mandatory standstill period ends at midnight on 25th June.

Procurement Information

The provider is the only provider that is capable of delivering the end-to-end services being commissioned.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054888
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032396-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48942000 - Calendar software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£159,876 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Additional Buyers

NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED COMMISSIONING BOARD (LLR ICB)

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

Contact Name
Paulo Sousa-Cabral
Contact Email
llricb-llr.contracting@nhs.net, m.patel16@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8TB
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Birches Head & Northwood
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VITALHUB

Further Information

Notice Documents

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