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CPRD Safe Programme

MHRA

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Award

01 May 2026 at 09:00

Award

23 Feb 2026 at 15:53

Tender

21 Oct 2025 at 10:23

PlanningUpdate

15 Sep 2025 at 15:38

PlanningUpdate

15 Sep 2025 at 15:38

Planning

08 Sep 2025 at 13:33

PlanningUpdate

02 Sep 2025 at 11:56

Planning

02 Sep 2025 at 11:54

Summary of the contracting process

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), a public authority within the UK central government, has completed the procurement process for the "CPRD Safe Programme". The initiative, located in London, involves the extensive management and enhancement of healthcare research datasets. Having increased its data capacity and client base significantly, MHRA awarded the contract to Telefónica Tech. The procurement engaged an open procedure under the award stage, with a contract period starting on 1st April 2026 and extending potentially to 2031. The programme aims to develop a trusted research environment (TRE) for NHS data, keeping CPRD at the forefront of public health research. The contract holds a gross value of £4,646,419.20.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for firms specialising in IT services such as software consultancy, development, and maintenance. Companies adept in agile project methodologies and capable of handling secure data environments will benefit greatly. Large-scale technology firms focusing on healthcare data will find the procurement advantageous, given the advanced capabilities required in managing extensive datasets with state-of-the-art analytical tools. The initiative reflects an evolving market for secure digital health solutions, prompting relevant businesses to explore similar contracts within the public sector to leverage their expertise and expand market share.

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Notice Title

CPRD Safe Programme

Notice Description

CPRD has significantly expanded the amount of data available for research, increasing volumes fourfold from 15 million patients in 2015, to circa 60 million patients in 2022. CPRD has also increased the number of linked datasets that it supports to 17 and increased its client base by over 30%. In conjunction to this increase in data, regulations governing how health data are provided, maintained, accessed, and used have significantly tightened. Government and NHS reviews on the efficient and safe use of health data, only further underlined that organisations holding healthcare data for research should transition to a trusted research environment (TRE) / secure data environment (SDE)-based model of data access for NHS patient care datasets. In 2022 CPRD embarked on the development of a TRE, branded as CPRD Safe, that provided clients with access to CPRD's healthcare datasets under appropriate approvals and contracts. As it stands, CPRD Safe provides the functionality for current CPRD clients to conduct research on CPRD data using a suite of analytical tools such as python, R, and Stata. CPRD has been awarded funding over the next three financial years (2026/27; 2027/28; 2028/29), to be spent on CPRD Safe enhancements that will add advanced capabilities and ensure that CPRD remains at the forefront of public health benefitting research.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Two annual options for the Agency to extend the Contract Term by twelve months. If both Options are exercised, this will mean an estimated Contract End Date of 29/01/2031.

Renewal: Two annual options for the Agency to extend the Contract Term by twelve months. If both Options are exercised, this will mean an estimated Contract End Date of 29/01/2031.

Planning Information

This contract comprises two distinct phases. For phase 1 the Authority wishes to purchase service to bring the CPRD Safe Trusted Research Environment system out of MVP into Alpha, Beta and production phases by continually developing the product using agile methodology. Phase 2 will focus on service and Maintenance of the CPRD Safe Trusted Research Environment system. MHRA is looking to award one contract to one supplier, but reserves the right to award more than one contract to more than one supplier. For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided to the MHRA in response to this RFI will be treated as confidential and non-binding. No contract will be awarded as a consequence of this RFI process, however, the MHRA may launch a procurement opportunity in the near future. Responding to this RFI is not a prerequisite for participation in a subsequent procurement, nor does it give any advantage in that procurement. The MHRA would welcome responses to this RFI in order that the MHRA can build an understanding regarding the current and future provision of the project. For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided to the MHRA in response to this RFI will be treated as confidential and non-binding. No contract will be awarded as a consequence of this RFI process, however, the MHRA may launch a procurement opportunity in the near future. Responding to this RFI is not a prerequisite for participation in a subsequent procurement, nor does it give any advantage in that procurement. The MHRA would welcome responses to this RFI in order that the MHRA can build an understanding regarding the current and future provision of the project. The date by which responses to the RFI must be received is 14:00 on 26th September 2025. For a copy of the RFI document, please email: jonathon.moloney@mhra.gov.uk and during the period 16th September - 26th September please email julieanne.mollen@mhra.gov.uk for a copy of the RFI document. Clarification Questions were received until 15th September. For a copy of the responses to the Clarification Questions, please email julieanne.mollen@mhra.gov.uk from 16th September - please be aware that the date by which submissions must be received is 14:00 on 26th September. Please send submissions to both julieanne.mollen@mhra.gov.uk and jonathon.moloney@mhra.gov.uk

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059217
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040322-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72266000 - Software consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£7,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,782,016 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£3,872,016 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 May 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
25 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
29 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
11 Feb 20263 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 1 Apr 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MHRA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

TELEFONICA TECH

TELEFÓNICA TECH NORTHERN IRELAND

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