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title: "DIGITAL HEALTH ADVISORY (SBS10225)"
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# DIGITAL HEALTH ADVISORY (SBS10225)

Buyer: N H S SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e4e37731-7f1e-47e9-b357-8a2541f59bf6

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## Summary

The NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has awarded a contract for Digital Health Advisory, valued at £500 million, to multiple suppliers. The Framework Agreement includes specialist consultancy, health delivery, data analytics, and digital skills services. The contract period is from 25th March 2024 to 24th March 2026. The procurement method was an open procedure with the final tender deadline on 21st April 2023.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for suppliers, especially SMEs, in the IT services industry. Businesses with expertise in digital healthcare consultancy, data analytics, and health delivery services are well-suited to compete. The NHS SBS emphasises a commitment to sustainability and social value, creating a favourable environment for suppliers aligned with these principles to thrive in the healthcare sector.

## Notice

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Digital Health Advisory and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ The framework includes: Lot 1 - Specialist Clinical and Healthcare Digital Consultancy Lot 2 - Clinical and Digital Health Delivery and Augmentation Lot 3 - Clinical Data Science & Population Health Analytics Lot 4 - Digital Skills in Healthcare Additional information: The value provided is only an estimate based on current market estimations of demand. NHS SBS cannot guarantee to successful Suppliers any business through this Framework Agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the Framework Agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice. Some purchases under this Framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations. In such cases, Call-off Contracts from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and Approved Organisations may, at their discretion, modify the terms and conditions of any Call-off Contracts to reflect that Approved Organisation's specific needs. Framework Start Date 25/03/2024 Framework End Date 24/03/2026 Framework Term - 2 Years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a30b32ff-1192-4a15-8456-43b9865bc1da |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | 25 Mar 2024 - 26 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000,000 |
| 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 | N H S SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES |
| Additional buyers | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES |
| Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP2 7AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Dacorum |
| Electoral ward | Adeyfield East |
| Westminster constituency | Hemel Hempstead |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 40 |
| Supplier names | ACCENTURE (UK; ADECCO; AIRELOGIC; AKESO; APIRA; ATOS IT SERVICES; AXIOLOGIK; BLUM HEALTH; BURENDO; CARNALL FARRAR; CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING; COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE; DELOITTE; EMBER TECHNOLOGY; ERNST & YOUNG; EVOLUTION RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS; FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY; HEALTHCARE CLINICAL INFORMATICS; HEALTHCARE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM; HYPER TALENT SOLUTIONS; IMPELSYS; KAINOS SOFTWARE; KCL DIGITAL; KPMG; MASTEK (UK; MAXWELL STANLEY CONSULTING; MCKINSEY; MOORHOUSE CONSULTING; MOTT MACDONALD; NHS ARDEN & GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT; NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT (HOSTED BY NHS E; NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL & WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT; NORDIC GLOBAL; PRACTICUS; ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; SMART CO CONSULTING; ST. VINCENT'S CONSULTING; STORM ID; ZAIZI; ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 17 May 2024 at 10:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a30b32ff-1192-4a15-8456-43b9865bc1da
- 14 Mar 2023 at 11:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd1e800a-7fe0-4f2d-a89f-8cc136c68cab

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a30b32ff-1192-4a15-8456-43b9865bc1da
  17th May 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd1e800a-7fe0-4f2d-a89f-8cc136c68cab
  14th March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/15588489

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/
- https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/

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