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Primary Care Virtual Licences

NHS England

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10 Sep 2026 at 08:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured services for primary care virtual licences, covering the 2026–2028 requirement. The work falls within software licence management services and is intended to support virtual licensing for primary care. NHS England is the buying organisation and a UK central government public authority. The procurement concerns a single service requirement rather than separate works or goods packages. The awarded supplier, IRIS-Connect Ltd, is based in Southwick, West Sussex. The opportunity is therefore relevant to businesses providing software licensing, licence administration or related digital services for healthcare and public-sector users, particularly those able to support primary-care technology requirements at national NHS level.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one lot. NHS England awarded the contract to IRIS-Connect Ltd. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its value is £19,940 excluding VAT and £23,928 including VAT. The contract is active. The procurement was evaluated through a limited competition rather than an open procedure, so the route used was targeted competition among selected suppliers. The recorded service classification is software licence management software development services. The award is active and the tender status is complete.

This award is useful market evidence for suppliers of software licence management services serving primary care and NHS technology programmes. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to show that it can administer or support virtual software licences reliably, understand the operational needs of primary-care users and work with a central public-sector healthcare buyer. The selected supplier, IRIS-Connect Ltd, is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the requirement was delivered by a business with substantial organisational capacity. Relevant firms should therefore assess their licensing operations, healthcare or public-sector delivery record, service-support capability and ability to manage a defined national buyer relationship.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Primary Care Virtual Licences

Notice Description

Primary Care Virtual Licences 2026 -2028

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f62a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085615-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72212218 - License management software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£19,940 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IRIS Connect

Further Information

Notice Documents

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