--- title: "Digital Platform Procurement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5e1a1757-0226-402b-aab7-58070afe6abf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5e1a1757-0226-402b-aab7-58070afe6abf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5e1a1757-0226-402b-aab7-58070afe6abf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5e1a1757-0226-402b-aab7-58070afe6abf.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria" published: "2026-09-25" --- # Digital Platform Procurement Buyer: Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5e1a1757-0226-402b-aab7-58070afe6abf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5e1a1757-0226-402b-aab7-58070afe6abf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5e1a1757-0226-402b-aab7-58070afe6abf.json) ## Summary Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria procured technology design, build and operational support for an app-based service intended to encourage, track and support increased physical activity to promote health. The requirement covers the digital platform and the service delivered through it, rather than a general IT support contract. Delivery is described as covering the United Kingdom, including its constituent nations and regions. The work is a technology and digital service procurement, combining software development with ongoing operations. The intended users are people whose movement the service aims to increase; the data does not define a particular user group or specify a particular health condition. The procurement is complete and was awarded to Hippo Digital Ltd. The award was dated 25 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £958,886.80. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2027. The process used a restricted procedure, a selective procurement route in which participation is limited. The tender submission deadline was 24 August 2026. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and unsuitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises. The available details do not describe how bids were evaluated, so no award criteria can be stated. This award demonstrates demand from Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria for an integrated digital health service: designing and building an app-based product, then operating it to encourage and track physical activity. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to show that it can deliver the whole service, not just supply software, and can support the app once built. Relevant experience would include digital product design and development, operating app-based services, and translating a health objective into a user-facing service that supports and measures activity. The buyer identified the opportunity as suitable for SMEs, so smaller suppliers were considered capable of competing. The selected provider was a large company; the award does not establish that only large suppliers can deliver this work. ## Notice HI NENC is looking for a Supplier for the provision of technology design, build and operations for an app-based service to encourage, track and support additional movement to promote health. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1888673-c120-4477-a592-513229596378 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £958,886 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £958,886 | | 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 | Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria | | Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE | | Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE1 4XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Monument | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Hippo Digital Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 25 Sep 2026 at 15:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1888673-c120-4477-a592-513229596378 - 25 Sep 2026 at 15:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e159160-a7de-4d46-9ca5-9d04195f9458 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1888673-c120-4477-a592-513229596378 25th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e159160-a7de-4d46-9ca5-9d04195f9458 25th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://healthinnovationnenc.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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