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title: "Access and Identity management system"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a5fd"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2022-06-16"
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# Access and Identity management system

Buyer: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a5fd

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## Summary

The National Institute For Health And Care Excellence (NICE) is seeking an Access and Identity Management Service (AIMS) to support the authentication and access management for digital resources used by NHS professionals. The procurement is classified under the CPV code for Data services, with a total contract value of £850,000. This tender is currently in the active stage, having commenced on 14 April 2021, with submissions due by 4 June 2021. This project is crucial for ensuring that over 314,000 eligible users within the NHS and related health sectors can consistently access necessary digital content.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specializing in identity management and authentication services, particularly those with established relationships with publishers of health and social care resources. Companies capable of providing a robust Identity Provider (IdP) and Access Management Federation (AMF) are well-suited to compete for this contract. Given the emphasis on continuity and user access, businesses that can demonstrate their expertise in maintaining high availability and user support systems will have a competitive edge in this procurement process.

## Notice

AIMS is a verification system for NHS access to online ejournals and databases used by the NHS. Please see main notice for details

### Lot Information

Lot 1

AIMS is a verification system for NHS access to online ejournals and databases used by the NHS, please see opportunity notice for detail (this is an award notice)

Options: 2 x 12 months extension options

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016597-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 May 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £850,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £825,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 4BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JISC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 72300000 - Data services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 16 Jun 2022 at 16:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016597-2022
- 14 Apr 2021 at 13:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007820-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://nice.org.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:576574-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
- https://www.nice.org.uk/

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