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title: "Your Digital Start for Life"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2022-07-15"
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# Your Digital Start for Life

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d62bd702-95e2-4f36-b8e7-9c76182f49a6

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## Summary

NHS England is initiating a procurement process titled "Your Digital Start for Life," focusing on the digital products industry. This procurement, currently in the planning stage, involves 3 to 5 contracts aimed at improving interactions between families and early years child health services. The engagement end date is set for 31 August 2022, and potential suppliers are encouraged to review the market engagement notice published on 15 July 2022. The estimated value of the contracts is £10 million, with suppliers required to join the LPP Health and Social Care Apps DPS to be eligible to bid.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for SMEs and voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations specialising in digital application development. Businesses that offer innovative applications designed for health services, particularly those aimed at supporting parents and caregivers, would be well-positioned to participate. Suppliers looking to engage should ensure that their applications are ready for the ORCHA baseline review to qualify for the Digital Partnership Scheme (DPS) and should reach out to NHS England for further guidance on the procurement process.

## Notice

NHS England is issuing early notification to market suppliers about a procurement exercise re: 3 - 5 x contracts for digital products (applications) that provide key parent and carer facing features intended to enhance interactions between families and early years child health services. The proposed commercial model is for NHS England to call-off contracts via the LPP Health and Social Care Apps DPS Section 1.8 (see https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/ for details of how to apply to the DPS. Interested suppliers should contact the procurement lead via email (england.commercialqueries@nhs.net) for further information regarding proposed approach. Suppliers interested in bidding for the contracts will need to be on-boarded to the DPS. In order to be admitted onto the DPS, suppliers must have a developed app, which will need to be accredited by the ORCHA baseline review.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/624af6a3-c014-4481-a9e6-188921a518cb |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72416000 - Application service providers

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2022 at 12:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/624af6a3-c014-4481-a9e6-188921a518cb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/624af6a3-c014-4481-a9e6-188921a518cb
  15th July 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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