Notice Information
Notice Title
Child Health Information Services - North East and Yorkshire and Cumbria
Notice Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England as a Procurement delivery partner to manage the procurement of the Child Health Information Services (CHIS) across the North East and Yorkshire and Cumbria. The Contracting Authority are undertaking an Open Procedure and the awarding of this contract is subject to the Procurement Act 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime 2023 and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This tender notice is being published to alert the market of this opportunity and the Contracting Authority's intention to appoint a provider. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to award a public contract to the provider who submits the most advantageous tender as a result of the competitive tendering procedure. The primary aim of CHIS is to establish and manage comprehensive child health record records. These are used to support organisations that provide specified public health interventions in ensuring that all children are offered the full range public health interventions. The opportunity will be offered to the market as a single lot as it is not suitable or not applicable for lotting. The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2027, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and Governance, subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 30 April 2026. Additional information NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 19 March 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The duration of the contract is 5 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Any extension will be subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance, and at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority and Governance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eb43
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030775-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
48814400 - Clinical information system
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £51,719,121 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £51,719,121 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Apr 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- 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
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC41 Durham
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD1 Cumbria, TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- County Durham
- Electoral Ward
- Durham South
- Westminster Constituency
- City of Durham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030775-2026
2nd April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030677-2026
2nd April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025449-2026
19th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025445-2026
19th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025437-2026
19th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025413-2026
19th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084888-2025
19th December 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078191-2025
28th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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