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EMIS OpenSAFELY Redevelopment

NHS England

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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17 Feb 2026 at 09:00

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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10 Dec 2025 at 10:12

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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09 Dec 2025 at 16:48

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England, a central government authority located in London, has completed a direct award contract titled "EMIS OpenSAFELY Redevelopment," aimed at developing software to process GP data for the OpenSAFELY service. The contract, worth £2,272,000 including VAT, is awarded to Egton Medical Information Services Limited, a major supplier. This procurement process is classified under IT services and covers the entire United Kingdom. The contract period is set from 17th January 2026 to 17th January 2027, with work commencing upon contract signing on 17th January 2026. This process was conducted under the 'absence of competition for technical reasons' as per Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in software development and data management within the healthcare sector. Large-scale operations such as Egton Medical Information Services Limited are ideal candidates, given their established capabilities in managing healthcare data environments and meeting unique technical specifications necessitated by NHS England. Organisations interested in future similar contracts could benefit by aligning their services with technical requirements set by public health data systems in the UK.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EMIS OpenSAFELY Redevelopment

Notice Description

Contract with Optum for software development to enable processing of GP data for the OpenSAFELY service

Procurement Information

OpenSAFELY was established during the COVID pandemic to provide access to researchers to general practice data in a way that maintains the privacy of patient data. In June 2023 the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) requested that NHS England operate the service. It is a requirement of OpenSAFELY that there is a dedicated instance set up in the GP suppliers' data centres to query the practice data. To enable the OpenSAFELY to access the records of patients in these practices a dedicated instance is required in the Optum datacentre (being a major GP system supplier). This new contract award will be for the development of an OpenSAFELY environment to open access and interrogate pseudonymised GP data that is only stored by the Optum GP system. It is justified under Section 41 (1) (a) and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f22b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014107-2026
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
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,894,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,894,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Feb 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
17 Jan 2026 - 17 Jan 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Egton Medical Information Services Limited

Egton Medical Information Systems Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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