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2073 - NECS - Duende ID Server

NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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20 Oct 2026 at 13:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) procured a self-hosted enterprise licence for the Duende Identity Server. This is a software product requirement, rather than a software development or managed hosting service. NECS supports the North of England Care System; the procurement information does not identify a specific delivery site. The requirement was handled by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, acting as procurement facilitator. It concerns enterprise identity-server software for the buyer’s own hosted environment, so it is most relevant to software resellers and suppliers able to provide enterprise licensing for identity and authentication platforms.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Phoenix Software. It was run as a below-threshold limited competition, using a request for quotation under the Procurement Act 2023. The tender was divided into one lot, covering the software licence. The award is active, and the contract is also active. The contract was signed on 2 October 2026 and runs from 2 October 2026 to 25 August 2027. Its stated value is £15,659.96 excluding VAT and £18,791.95 including VAT. The published procurement data does not state a separate award date or give evaluation criteria, so the basis for selecting Phoenix Software is not described.

This award demonstrates a specific requirement from NECS for a self-hosted enterprise licence for Duende Identity Server, purchased through a limited competition and supplied by a software reseller. Suppliers positioned for comparable demand would need to provide the relevant enterprise licensing and support a customer-hosted deployment model; suppliers offering only cloud-hosted identity services may not match the requirement. The award went to Phoenix Software, a large supplier, indicating that an established reseller was selected for this purchase. The scope is a single software licence requirement, making it most relevant to software vendors and channel partners able to supply this product and serve NHS commissioning support organisations. It provides a buyer-specific signal of demand for enterprise identity-server licensing, rather than evidence of a broader systems integration or hosting contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

2073 - NECS - Duende ID Server

Notice Description

North of England Care System Support (NECS) has awarded a contract for the Provision of a Duende Identity Server Self-Hosted Enterprise Licence to Phoenix Software Limited. This requirement has been procured via a Below Threshold Limited Competition Request for Quotation under PA23.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078bd3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098993-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

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
£15,659 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Oct 2026 - 25 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 NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 3YG
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Neville's Cross
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Phoenix Software

Further Information

Notice Documents

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