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title: "DHSC: Health Data Research Service (HDRS) - LOT 1 Commercial Landscape"
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# DHSC: Health Data Research Service (HDRS) - LOT 1 Commercial Landscape

Buyer: DHSC, LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f430d16c-7cec-498d-88c1-ef0ffaba4506

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in London has recently awarded a contract under the title "DHSC: Health Data Research Service (HDRS) - LOT 1 Commercial Landscape," which falls under the business services industry category. This procurement is located in England, United Kingdom, and pertains to the delivery of law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security services. The procurement process is at the award stage, with the contract running from 1st September 2025 to 31st October 2025. The procurement was carried out using a selective method through a call-off from the MCF3 Framework, with a contract value of £199,000. The final award was published on 18th September 2025, indicating that PA Consulting Services Ltd has been selected as the supplier, a large-scale company based in London.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in business services such as consulting and marketing, to collaborate on a major health data initiative spearheaded by the DHSC. The contract presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to contribute to a high-profile project intended to improve secure access to health data across the UK. Businesses that excel in providing innovative and competitive data services would be well-suited to compete in future phases of this initiative, allowing them to establish a strong presence in the health data research sector and expand their market reach.

## Notice

The intention to establish a Health Data Research Service (HDRS) was announced by the Prime Minister in April of this year. This service will be a 'secure single point of access' to local and national-scale datasets for researchers, begin sustainable and long-term initiative. HDRS is intended to create a true-step change for secure access to UK-wide health data, developing a globally competitive service that builds on the foundations of the 'NHS Research SDE Network' and other health data infrastructure initiatives to date across the UK. The contract is expected to run for 8 weeks from 1/09/25-31/10/25. The contract was awarded after competition on MCF3 Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73087942-9652-4417-8bcc-fdfa4ef3db47 |
| 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 | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £199,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £199,000 |
| 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 | DHSC, LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PA CONSULTING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2025 at 17:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73087942-9652-4417-8bcc-fdfa4ef3db47
- 18 Sep 2025 at 17:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bf6ed46-9f5e-4d2b-89fb-d86943777ef2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73087942-9652-4417-8bcc-fdfa4ef3db47
  18th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bf6ed46-9f5e-4d2b-89fb-d86943777ef2
  18th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c5b527c0-f2ad-43b8-bf37-0712b7cf426b
  Final Contract HDRS LOT 1 LOT1_Commercial Framework Landscape_Redacted
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bce5248f-10a4-409d-b216-86eea3a43d39
  Final Contract HDRS LOT 1 LOT1_Commercial Framework Landscape_Redacted

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