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title: "Digital Capability for Health 2"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0436cd"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE"
published: "2025-01-08"
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# Digital Capability for Health 2

Buyer: THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0436cd

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## Summary

The public procurement process titled "Digital Capability for Health 2", initiated by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), involves a Pan Public Sector agreement for custom software development services specifically tailored for Public Health and Social Care programmes. The buying organisation is the Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service, located in Liverpool, UK. This procurement, classified under CPV code 72230000, is currently in the award stage as of the latest update on 8th January 2025. The total contract value stands at £1.2 billion GBP, with a contract period from 10th December 2024, covering a wide range of public sector bodies including Central Government Departments and local authorities. The procurement was managed electronically via the eSourcing suite using an open procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in application development and management services. With a focus on DevOps, digital definition, build and transition, end-to-end development, and data management services, it allows participating companies to contribute to critical public health projects, ensuring ongoing minor improvements and robust digital solutions. The framework simplifies access for companies, especially those familiar with current government security policies and the Cyber Essentials scheme. SMEs can particularly benefit, with a notable proportion of the submitted bids coming from small to medium-sized enterprises (32 out of 79). This is an invaluable chance for businesses to expand their footprint in the healthcare technology sector while ensuring compliance with stringent governmental standards.

## Notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a Pan Public Sector agreement for the provision of application development and management service for Public Health and Social Care programmes. The agreement can be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. Digital Capability for Health 2 is the next iteration of RM6221 Digital Capability for Health and will continue to provide application development and management service for Public Health and Social Care Programmes. We ran the framework agreement procurement under PCR 2015.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This has been awarded as an single lot, which includes services in the following five areas: 1. Development and operations (DevOps) - for ongoing minor improvements of live services 2. Digital definition services - creating and progressing the project through discovery and alpha phases 3 Build and transition services - building the services using beta and live phases 4. End-to-end development services - designing and developing the services from discovery to live phases 5. Data management (and similar) services - for performing data collection, data processing and analysis and management of data and services

Renewal: The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with an option to extend for 1 year

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000581-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | 14 May 2024 |
| Award date | 10 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,200,000,000 |
| Lots value | £1,200,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,200,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SEE CONTRACTS FINDER NOTICE FOR FULL SUPPLIER LIST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72230000 - Custom software development services

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2025 at 17:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000581-2025
- 17 Jun 2024 at 14:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018651-2024
- 17 May 2024 at 13:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015725-2024
- 2 Feb 2024 at 13:29 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003535-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a5b1f21-8bcd-481d-97ad-7adb3e425e9e
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs

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