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Provision of a Wales Terminology Service

Digital Health & Care Wales

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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17 Jul 2026 at 18:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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09 Feb 2026 at 09:09

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

16 Dec 2025 at 16:19

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Digital Health & Care Wales procured a Wales Terminology Service to implement a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) terminology software licence. The service is a key component of the National Data Resource infrastructure and supports the distribution of nationally agreed data and information standards across health and care services in Wales. The requirement is for information technology services, including software, consulting and support. Digital Health & Care Wales is the buying organisation. Delivery is for Wales, within the Welsh health and care environment. The procurement was structured as one service lot and was considered suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The awarded supplier is Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research, an Australian research organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award. The authority stated that Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research was the only provider able to supply the required licence and associated support, because of its knowledge and expertise. The award was made on 5 February 2026 for £136,749 excluding VAT (£164,099 including VAT). The contract was signed on 27 February 2026 and runs from 1 March 2026 to 29 February 2028. The authority may extend it by a further 12 months to 28 February 2029, subject to approval and without an obligation to use the extension. The signed contract is valued at £267,250 excluding VAT (£320,700 including VAT), including optional requirements valued at £93,250 excluding VAT. Optional support within the award was valued at £6,250.

This procurement demonstrates demand for specialist healthcare terminology and interoperability capability within the Welsh public sector. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable work with Digital Health & Care Wales would need to provide a FHIR terminology software licence, together with associated technical support and the ability to apply deep knowledge of healthcare information standards. Credibility would depend on demonstrating that the technology can support a national health and care infrastructure and distribute agreed data and information standards consistently across Wales. Relevant expertise in terminology services, software implementation, interoperability, health data standards and ongoing support would be important. The incumbent’s stated position was based on unique knowledge, expertise and licensing rights, so any future competitor would need to show an equivalent technical capability and an authorised route to supply the required software.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Wales Terminology Service

Notice Description

There is a requirement within Digital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW") to implement a fast healthcare interoperability resources ("FHIR") Terminology Software Licence. The Terminology Service is a key component of the National Data Resource ("NDR") infrastructure, the delivery of the requirement will enable DHCW to distribute nationally agreed data and information standards across Wales Health and Care.

Procurement Information

CSIRO is the only provider who is able to deliver associated support and the required licence can only be sought by CSIRO. No other provide is able to offer the knowledge and expertise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f71b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068007-2026
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
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£136,749 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£267,250 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
1 Mar 2026 - 29 Feb 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Digital Health & Care Wales
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF11 9AD
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research

Further Information

Notice Documents

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