---
title: "DSP De-ID Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042115"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
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# DSP De-ID Solution

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042115

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "DSP De-ID Solution" was initiated by NHS England, a contracting authority based in Leeds, United Kingdom. The contract falls under the services category of IT services, including consulting, software development, and Internet support. The procurement stage is an award, with the contract valued at £9,070,000 and an extended expiry date of 11/06/2024. The contract involves specialist software for de-identifying and re-identifying data, with the supplier being Privitar Limited based in Cambridge.

This tender for the DSP De-ID Solution offers opportunities for businesses in the IT services sector, especially those specializing in software development and consulting. Companies with expertise in managing sensitive data and providing support for critical system upgrades would be well-suited to compete. The contract extension to develop a Trusted Research Environment (TRE) presents further growth prospects for businesses offering innovative software solutions for secure data management.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is for an extension to an existing awarded contract. It does not constitute an award for a new contract.

NHS England does not have access to the original notice and has recreated/copied this notice to update details with this Variation notice. The scope of the scope of the contract remains the same as on award. We have procured a supplier to deliver De-identification software for de-identifying and re-identifying data flowing into or out of NHS England or requiring linkage with NHS England data.

NHS England (at the time, NHS Digital) sought quotations from suppliers under an Open Competition and this contract was awarded to Privitar Limited.

The contract was awarded for an initial period of three years from 12/06/2018 to 11/06/2021 for PS4,180,000, with an optional extension of two years, Total Contract Value inc. extensions PS7,370,000.

Variation

NHS England have now extended the contract under Regulation 72(1)(b) by 12 months and PS1,700,000. The unlimited use licences and support are required to be extended for a period of 1 year. This is to support the upgrade of the current DPS Platform to DPS Evolution and the new Trusted Research Environment (TRE). This critical system upgrade and development was not foreseen when the original licences and support were purchased. and were not included in the original procurement. Changing to different software is a complex technical change which cannot be completed until the DPS upgrade work is completed and a technology review for the supported platform applications has also been concluded.

The current contract value including this variation is PS9,070,000 and the Expiry Date has been extended to 11/06/2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035522-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jun 2018 |
| Contract period | 11 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,070,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2023 at 14:34 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035522-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.privitar.com
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:268915-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//

## Provenance

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