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Software - annual licence

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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24 Jul 2026 at 09:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured an annual, user-based software licence. The requirement falls within software packages and information systems (CPV 48000000), so it is relevant to software publishers, licensing providers and suppliers able to manage access on a per-user basis. The purchasing organisation is the NHS foundation trust based on Hills Road, Cambridge. Delivery is associated with the trust’s area in the United Kingdom, making this a local NHS software supply requirement rather than a construction, facilities or professional-services contract. The procurement covered one software requirement, with the selected supplier responsible for providing the licensed software to support the trust’s users. Businesses assessing comparable NHS opportunities should therefore focus on software licensing, account administration and reliable service provision for an institutional customer.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a below-threshold procedure described as “unknown” and covered one completed lot. Oxford Medical Simulation Limited was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 23 July 2026 and runs from 24 July 2026 to 23 July 2027. Its value is £12,600 excluding VAT, or £15,120 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The published outcome identifies software packages and information systems as the contracted category. The data does not set out a separate award date or evaluation weighting, so the recorded outcome is the key process information: a single supplier was appointed for the annual user-based software licence.

This award demonstrates demand from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for recurring, user-based software licensing rather than a one-off software purchase. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need a software product that can be licensed by user, with clear control over user access and the operational ability to support an NHS foundation trust as an institutional customer. Suppliers should be able to provide dependable licence administration, user onboarding and ongoing service support throughout an annual term. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large technology provider. Software businesses with comparable licensing models and public-sector delivery capability are the closest competitors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Software - annual licence

Notice Description

1607 - Software - annual licence Annual user-based licence

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d2b9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070037-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,600 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Jul 2026 - 23 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB2 0QQ
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Queen Edith's
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Oxford Medical Simulation

Further Information

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