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nhs.net migration - Implementation

West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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21 Jul 2026 at 21:01

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Summary of the contracting process

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust procured implementation of an nhs.net migration using a central tenant. The requirement is an IT services project covering migration implementation, with a general management consultancy element. Work is associated with the West Midlands, specifically the buyer’s operational area. The procurement sits within the Digital Workspace 2 framework, identified as SBS10510. This is relevant to organisations providing Microsoft or cloud workplace migration, tenant implementation, digital workspace deployment, IT consultancy and related implementation support. Suppliers with experience of delivering migration programmes for NHS bodies or other complex public-sector organisations would be well aligned with the requirement and its operational setting.

The procurement has reached the award stage and the contract is active. West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Softcat plc on 21 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract value is £160,824.75 including the stated currency of GBP. The buyer used a limited procedure: a direct award under the SBS10510 Digital Workspace 2 framework, without prior publication of a call for competition. The stated rationale was that the award used the framework’s direct-award option. The award basis was price. One bid was recorded for the requirement, and the procurement record identifies that bid as from an SME. The requirement was treated as a single lot.

This award demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for end-to-end nhs.net migration implementation with a central tenant, rather than a standalone software supply. Competitors would need credible capability in planning and delivering tenant migrations, configuring or integrating digital workplace environments, managing data and user transition, and providing implementation assurance. Experience of consultancy-led IT delivery is relevant because the requirement included general management consultancy services. A strong competitor would also understand NHS operational constraints, information governance, service continuity and the need to coordinate technical and organisational change. Familiarity with the SBS10510 Digital Workspace 2 framework and its direct-award route would be commercially relevant for organisations seeking to position similar services with this buyer when comparable requirements return to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

nhs.net migration - Implementation

Notice Description

Implementation of the nhs.net migration with central tenant

Lot Information

Lot 1

Full implementation of the nhs.net migration with central tenant. Additional information: SBS10510 FW Digital Workspace 2

Procurement Information

Award of contract using SBS10510 FW Digital Workspace 2

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d053
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068914-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£160,824 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRIERLEY HILL
Postcode
DY5 1LX
Postcode Area
Dudley
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG36 Dudley
Delivery Location
TLG3 West Midlands
Local Authority
Dudley
Electoral Ward
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Westminster Constituency
Stourbridge

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Softcat Plc

Further Information

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