---
title: "Digital Skills Development Network (DSDN)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0421d5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2025-11-27"
---

# Digital Skills Development Network (DSDN)

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0421d5

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## Summary

The public procurement process managed by NHS England, titled "Digital Skills Development Network (DSDN)", falls under the education and training services category. It aims to enhance digital skills for informatics staff, thereby improving workforce readiness and healthcare services across the UK. This tender, which is in the active stage, follows an open procurement method, inviting bids until 22nd December 2023. Contracted work is scheduled to begin on 1st January 2024, concluding on 31st March 2027. The project previously entered an award phase on 27th November 2025, with a contract valued at GBP 3,000,000 awarded to the Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in digital education and training services, particularly those focused on the healthcare sector. Businesses with expertise in digital skills development and a track record of supporting healthcare informatics would be well-positioned to compete. The initiative’s focus on a robust support framework for digital readiness provides a platform for companies to contribute innovative solutions and services, ultimately fostering growth through strategic partnership with the NHS while leveraging a sizeable budgetary allocation for the project.

## Notice

The project's objective is to create a three-year support framework for Digital Skills Development Networks (DSDNs) under the Digital Academy (DA). By partnering with a designated DSDN host organization, the initiative aims to elevate digital skills development for informatics staff across various regions, fostering workforce preparedness and enhancing healthcare services. Presently in the approval phase, the project is dedicated to securing ongoing support for DSDNs, playing a vital role in advancing overall digital readiness.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077732-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | £1,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| 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 | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2025 at 14:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077732-2025
- 5 Dec 2023 at 14:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035813-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/

## Provenance

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