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Infra Technical Partner - Cloud & Hosting - Frontline Productivity

NHS England

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13 Oct 2026 at 16:37

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured specialist cloud and hosting technical delivery services to support cloud adoption and migration across the NHS. The work covers developing standards, policies, guidance, reference architectures and other technical materials, alongside advisory services and subject-matter expertise. It also includes workforce capability development, innovation and strategy activities. Services are commissioned through individual Statements of Work over the contract term, so the requirement is for a delivery partner able to provide support across a range of cloud and hosting activities rather than a single defined deliverable. The procurement is titled Infra Technical Partner – Cloud & Hosting – Frontline Productivity. The associated classification is health services (CPV 85100000). NHS England is the buying organisation; the work supports NHS-wide cloud and hosting activity.

The procurement is complete and awarded following a competitive further competition under the Technology Services 4 framework, Lot 1. NHS England selected IBM United Kingdom Limited. The award date was 13 October 2026, with a contract period from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029 and an optional 12-month extension, up to 31 March 2030. The award is valued at £4,000,000 excluding VAT (£4,800,000 including VAT). The competition was conducted under the selective procedure as a framework call-off. One lot was awarded. The procurement data does not set out specific eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria, so the award basis beyond the competitive framework competition is not described.

This award demonstrates demand from NHS England for a cloud and hosting partner that can combine technical delivery with strategic advice, standards and architecture development, workforce capability building, and innovation support. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need broad cloud and hosting expertise, the ability to produce practical policies, guidance and technical artefacts, and sufficient specialist capacity to respond to work commissioned through separate Statements of Work. Experience supporting cloud adoption and migration in a complex, multi-organisation health environment would be relevant to this buyer’s requirement. The competitive route was a further competition through an existing technology services framework, so suppliers would need access to an appropriate framework route as well as the ability to deliver across the full mix of advisory, technical and workforce activities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Infra Technical Partner - Cloud & Hosting - Frontline Productivity

Notice Description

NHS England has awarded a contract for a Cloud & Hosting Technical Delivery Partner via a Further Competition under RM6190 Technology Services 4, Lot 1, to provide specialist technical expertise and support across a range of Cloud and Hosting activities. The scope includes the development of standards, policies, guidance, reference architectures and technical artefacts, the provision of advisory services and subject matter expertise, workforce capability development, and innovation and strategy activities to support cloud adoption and migration across the NHS. Services will be commissioned through individual Statements of Work during the contract term.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786e8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096719-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

IBM United Kingdom Limited

Further Information

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