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title: "API Management"
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# API Management

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7b660daa-68f1-4166-b3f7-12c65dc64959

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## Summary

The NHS England has awarded a contract for 'API Management' to Cognizant Worldwide Limited. This procurement process falls under the service category of 'Software maintenance and repair services'. The contract value is £9,902,012 GBP, with the contract period starting on January 3, 2024, and ending on January 2, 2027. The procurement method used was 'selective' through a 'Call-off from a framework agreement'. The tender period ended on July 4, 2023, with the contract awarded on December 22, 2023.

This procurement opportunity by the NHS England for API Management services presents a chance for businesses, especially those involved in software maintenance and repair services, to leverage their expertise and capabilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find this tender particularly suitable, given the emphasis on flexibility in staffing arrangements. Businesses that understand healthcare data standards, such as FHIR R4, and security protocols like OAuth 2.0, would be well-positioned to compete for this contract and contribute to the healthcare industry's technological advancement.

## Notice

The Buyer's API platform provides an easier way for it to build new APIs and for third parties to consume our APIs, using the latest open standards such as FHIR R4 for healthcare data and OAuth 2.0 for security. The developer hub is our developer-facing service, including the API catalogue, specifications and a portal where third parties can onboard and manage their security credentials. The Buyer's API Management function is currently organised around the following four primary teams, each comprising flexibly staffed squads: * API Hosting Platform - Managing the infrastructure to support the consistent development, hosting and documentation of APIs * Developer Hub - Deliver and maintain the Developer Hub on the NHSD Website, including API specifications and other related documentation * Digital Onboarding - Responsible for the external developer organisation onboarding processes and continuous improvement of them * Build the right APIs - working across the entire API landscape to ensure we have the right APIs to meet the needs of the healthcare industry

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9699e7e2-d8a3-49c3-b3de-1336663af49b |
| 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 | 8 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 3 Jan 2024 - 2 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,902,012 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,902,012 |
| 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 ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2024 at 16:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9699e7e2-d8a3-49c3-b3de-1336663af49b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9699e7e2-d8a3-49c3-b3de-1336663af49b
  8th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c9aac674-c451-4cc0-8eb7-9e4c13421d6f
  C231040 (28.12.23) APIM Health Order Form and SOW3 API Managemen_1594867_1

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