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Discourse Enterprise Licence

NHS England

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24 Sep 2026 at 08:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured a Discourse Enterprise Licence for its Developer Community. This is a software and IT services requirement centred on licensing Discourse for an online developer community. NHS England is the buying organisation. The contract concerns a software platform and associated IT services, rather than physical goods or construction work. The procurement data does not identify a separate delivery location, so the buyer’s London address should not be treated as the place where the service is delivered.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. NHS England selected Discourse through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £35,329 excluding VAT (£42,394 including VAT). Discourse is the selected supplier. The procurement was recorded as one lot. No award date or separate evaluation criteria are stated; the route used did not involve a competitive evaluation.

This award shows NHS England’s demand for an enterprise licence supporting a developer community. Suppliers positioning for a similar requirement would need to provide a suitable community software platform under an enterprise licensing arrangement. The procurement also sits within the broader software and IT services category, so the ability to support software deployment and ongoing use may be commercially relevant. No specific technical standards, accreditations, staffing levels or prior experience requirements are identified here; the clearest evidence of what met the requirement is the selected Discourse enterprise licence for a developer community. This is a focused signal for platform vendors and software suppliers serving organisational developer communities, rather than a general IT services opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Discourse Enterprise Licence

Notice Description

Discourse Enterprise Licence - Developer Community

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077911
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090362-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,329 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
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

Discourse

Further Information

Notice Documents

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