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Linking Police and Health Data on Road Collisions

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

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15 Aug 2025 at 08:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport has awarded a contract for a project titled "Linking Police and Health Data on Road Collisions," under the services category. Located in the United Kingdom, this procurement is classified under the central government public authority. The contract involves managing road collision data reported by the police and linking it with healthcare datasets. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract being signed on 9th June 2025, and it spans until 31st March 2026. The procurement method was a direct award, identified as below threshold without competition, due to the necessity of specific approvals that are currently held by the PRANA project by the University of Southampton.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in data linkage services, particularly those with capabilities in handling confidential patient information. Organisations that are already equipped with necessary regulatory approvals, like Section 251 approval, would find this project well-suited to their offerings. Large-scale companies in the business services sector, which can provide proficient handling of law, consulting, and security services, may find growth opportunities through collaborating or subcontracting in conjunction with the awarded supplier, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Linking Police and Health Data on Road Collisions

Notice Description

The road safety statistics team manages the collection and publication of data and statistics on road collisions as reported by the police. The team have a requirement to address gaps in the completeness and coverage of the police reported data by linking it to data available from various healthcare datasets, including those managed by NHS England. In order to deliver this requirement, a supplier would need to have the necessary approvals in place, in particular the permission to use confidential patient information without consent known as Section 251 approval (under section 251 of the 2006 NHS Act). This is necessary for the requirement, for example to link the datasets as far as is reasonably practicable. The process to obtain Section 251 approval is managed by the Health Research Authority (HRA) Confidentiality Advisory Group (CAG) who maintain a list of approved projects. Currently the only project which has the necessary approvals to meet this requirement is the PRANA project, governed by the University of Southampton. The process of obtaining the necessary CAG approvals if they are not already in place is extensive, and likely to take several years (DfT has previously followed these processes for previous linkage work, where data linkage was carried out by NHS England on behalf of DfT, but the agreements facilitating this have now lapsed). It is on this basis that a direct award to the PRANA project to undertake the requirement is justified.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058892
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048998-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jun 20258 months ago
Contract Period
9 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
dftc.procurement@dft.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DR
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Vincent Square
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS TRUST

Further Information

Notice Documents

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