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title: "Connecting to EMDIS and WMDA Match-Connect (License, Support and Maintenance)"
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# Connecting to EMDIS and WMDA Match-Connect (License, Support and Maintenance)

Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-78a7bb83-a585-4046-b7ea-bcd1378a8fa5

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## Summary

NHS Blood and Transplant procured software support services for connecting to the EMDIS and WMDA Match-Connect platforms. The requirement covers a licence, ongoing support and maintenance, transition support for WMDA Match-Connect, incident resolution, system updates and patching, technical assistance, and service continuity for safe and reliable day-to-day operation. This is a specialist technology services requirement rather than a software development project. The buyer is based at North Bristol Park in Bristol. Delivery covers the United Kingdom and international locations, including Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The procurement was classified under CPV 72261000, software support services, and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Softcat plc on 6 August 2026. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 21 May 2026 at 12:00. The estimated tender value was £284,738, while the awarded value was £569,476. The awarded contract runs from 13 June 2026 to 12 June 2028. NHS Blood and Transplant is the buyer and Softcat plc is the selected supplier. The requirement was treated as one service package, covering the licence, support, maintenance and transition work together. The published outcome records an active award and does not identify a separate lot structure or alternative successful suppliers.

This opportunity shows continuing demand from NHS Blood and Transplant for dependable specialist support around EMDIS and WMDA Match-Connect. A credible future competitor would need to provide and manage relevant software licensing, support users through platform transition, resolve incidents promptly, apply updates and security patches, and maintain service continuity across UK and international operations. Experience of supporting critical healthcare, laboratory, transplantation or similarly operationally sensitive systems would strengthen a supplier’s position, particularly where reliability, controlled change and responsive technical assistance matter. The requirement was marked as suitable for SMEs, so a focused specialist or an SME-led team with the necessary platform capability and support capacity could be relevant when this type of service is next considered.

## Notice

Provision of license, ongoing support and maintenance for the connecting to EMDIS platforms, covering support for transition to WMDA Match-Connect, incident resolution, system updates/patching, technical assistance, and service continuity to ensure safe, reliable day-to-day operation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc91c0c5-bada-48f8-b25a-e4909ef051ec |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 21 May 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 13 Jun 2026 - 12 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £284,738 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £569,476 |
| 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 | NHS Blood and Transplant |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 7QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Filton |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Softcat plc |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 13:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc91c0c5-bada-48f8-b25a-e4909ef051ec

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc91c0c5-bada-48f8-b25a-e4909ef051ec
  17th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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