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PAS Application Support Services

Business Services Organisation I T S

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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28 Jul 2026 at 15:27

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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28 Jul 2026 at 15:16

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Business Services Organisation ITS is procuring application support services for PAS software, a legacy patient administration system. The support is needed so health and social care trusts can access historical PAS data because it is not stored in the Regional Data Warehouse. The requirement covers continued access to legacy data until an interim regional data warehouse or archiving solution is in place. This is an IT services requirement, including software support and related consulting. Delivery is for users in Northern Ireland, with the buying organisation based in Belfast. The procurement is a single service requirement rather than a wider programme of works, and relates specifically to supporting the existing PAS product and its legacy data access function.

The procurement has been completed and the contract awarded through a direct award. DH OPCO UK LTD was selected as supplier on 28 July 2026, with an awarded value of £602,520 excluding VAT, or £723,024 including VAT. The contract period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. The award is above the applicable threshold and covers one lot. The direct award was justified because application support is required during the transition to an interim regional data warehouse or archiving solution, and the supplier holds the product’s intellectual property rights; the stated legal basis is Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 10 August 2026, following a standstill period ending on 7 August 2026.

This award indicates a defined public-sector demand for specialist support of a proprietary patient administration system and continued access to legacy healthcare data. Suppliers seeking comparable future work would need demonstrable expertise in PAS software, legacy data access, application support and the operational needs of health and social care trusts. Because the stated route to market depended on exclusive intellectual property rights, credibility would require either ownership of the relevant product rights or an authorised relationship with the rights holder. Experience supporting systems during migration to regional data warehouses or archiving arrangements would also be relevant. The requirement suits established IT providers able to maintain a critical legacy application reliably while users transition to a replacement data-access solution.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PAS Application Support Services

Notice Description

PAS data is not stored in the Regional Data Warehouse. PAS software support is required to access the legacy PAS data until an interim Regional Data Warehouse solution is in place that will enable trusts to access legacy PAS data for historical data look up.

Procurement Information

Application support is required to enable access to the PAS legacy data until the interim regional data warehouse is in place or an archiving solution is in place. The supplier holds IPR over the product. As per Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act, where: "due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required." there is no other route to market to provide these services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d580
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071332-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
£602,520 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Business Services Organisation I T S
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DQ
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DH OPCO UK LTD

Further Information

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