RFI - Child Digital Health Services

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Notice Title

Notice Description

To inform any potential formal procurement, NHS England is conducting this market information-gathering exercise. This document outlines the background and our proposed criteria for procurement of multi-disciplinary teams within the Children's Digital Health Services team. In summary, the purpose of this exercise is to: * Validate and affirm requirements: Determine whether the market can deliver against our requirements and meet our programme's needs. * Inform budgeting: Help determine an appropriate budget range for any potential solution. * Sourcing options: gathering information on potential routes to market. * Understand delivery approaches: Gain insight into how delivery models and teams can be adapted to support any contracting model. * Explore options: Learn about other approaches, adaptations or success criteria to existing requirements that can help us to achieve our ultimate objective. N.B Please note that the estimated contract start and end dates are subject to change.

Planning Information

Suppliers interested in this opportunity are requested to complete the Request for Information (RFI) document related to Child Digital Health Services. Please remember that this is a preliminary market engagement and not a competitive tender. This process is being carried out in accordance with the principles outlined in the introduction to the RFI document, and its primary aim is to inform future decision-making. The RFI document and questionnaire can be found on Atamis by searching for "C451248 RFI – Child Digital Health Services". To register on the NHS England’s e-Tendering portal and to access this opportunity, please go to: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. You can then search for the opportunity and access any further information. Clarification questions and responses must be submitted via the NHS England’s e-Tendering portal, Atamis. A webinar will be held on Tuesday 16/06/2026 at 14:00 to 15:00 (BST) for 1 hour to further explain the requirements and aims of the programme. To book a slot for the webinar, please submit your details using the link below: https://www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/child-digital-health-services-market-engagement The deadline for submitting questions relating to this RFI prior to Market Engagement Event is 17:00 11/06/2026. NHSE will aim to respond to questions submitted before this deadline, during the Market Engagement Event. The overall deadline for submitting questions relating to this RFI will be 12:00, 17/06/2026. This preliminary market engagement exercise is due for return by 17:00, 06/07/2026. If you experience any difficulties accessing the documents, please write to england.supplier@nhs.net

Notice Details

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06aeb5
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053329-2026
Current Stage: Planning
All Stages: Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Not Specified
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Tender Suitability: SME
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

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

CPV Codes

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

72262000 - Software development services

72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £110,000,000,000 Over £10B
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 5 Jun 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 6 Jul 20262 weeks to go
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: 30 Jun 2027 - 30 Jun 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Planning
Lots Status: Planning
Awards Status: Not Specified
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: LONDON
Postcode: SE1 8UG
Post Town: 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

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053329-2026
5th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Notice URLs

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