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title: "DHSC: TD: HDRS Corporate technical specialist data services BS"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE"
published: "2026-06-08"
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# DHSC: TD: HDRS Corporate technical specialist data services BS

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3468fa70-c76e-4169-b775-7dd97fbe4e44

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has completed a selective procurement process to secure legal services for the Health Data Research Service (HDRS), a pioneering programme aimed at enhancing UK health and care data. This involved awarding a contract valued at £750,000 to Burges Salmon LLP under a call-off from a framework agreement. Announced in April 2025, HDRS is being established to provide a unified access point for extensive health datasets and will operate from London and Cambridge. The contract commenced on 18 May 2026 and will run until 31 March 2027, providing crucial legal support for HDRS’s legal entity incorporation and transformation activities across four core workstreams.

This tender creates significant opportunities for well-established legal firms experienced in the public health and research sectors. Firms providing comprehensive legal services can leverage this contract to showcase expertise in supporting large-scale data research projects and government-backed programmes. This opportunity is particularly suitable for larger legal service providers given the project's scale and the £750,000 contract value. The awarded contract may further position such firms as leaders in the legal industry catering to health and data innovation sectors.

## Notice

The Health Data Research Service (HDRS) is the most ambitious programme of improvement for UK health and care data ever undertaken. Announced by the Prime Minister in April 2025 and supported by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), HDRS is being established to provide a secure, single access point to national-scale health datasets for research, innovation and improved public outcomes. HDRS is currently being incubated by Wellcome as a start-up organisation, with a programme of legal entity incorporation and transfer anticipated during 2026. The organisation will operate across two sites - London and Cambridge - and will serve a wide community of academic, industry, NHS and government stakeholders. HDRS is seeking to appoint a law firm to provide comprehensive legal support across four core workstreams as it builds its organisation from the ground up. External legal support is essential for day 1 operation of HDRS. Conflict of Interest and client-attorney privilege mean that it is not feasible to continue to utilise Wellcome Trust and DHSC legal advisors after the date of incorporation. This is a recognised issue by GLD and DHSC who have supported HDRS in identifying the solution - to procure external legal support through a direct award under a Government owned framework agreement. HDRS is seeking to appoint 2 legal services firms to support its mobilisation and transformation activity over the coming we months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0523f606-a199-449c-9fd9-80d64313cef1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 17 May 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BURGES SALMON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 8 Jun 2026 at 13:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0523f606-a199-449c-9fd9-80d64313cef1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0523f606-a199-449c-9fd9-80d64313cef1
  8th June 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b6e217dd-f8f0-4b9b-bf20-7aafb190ac38
  DHSC HDRS Work Package A (Execution Version 04.06.2026) SIGNED (1)_Redacted

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