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title: "National Breast Screening System (NBSS) Contract Extension"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0503b9"
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# National Breast Screening System (NBSS) Contract Extension

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0503b9

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## Summary

NHS England has extended the National Breast Screening System (NBSS) contract with Hitachi Digital Services UK Limited. This extension, occurring under the 'direct award' procurement method, aims to ensure service continuity for the IT platform essential to breast screening operations across England, Wales, and the Isle of Man. The current contract, initially expiring on 31st May 2025, now extends to 31st May 2027, with a value of up to £36 million excluding VAT. This service provision falls within the IT services category and supports over 70 breast screening offices, highlighting its critical nature. The contract, signed on 7th May 2025, remains active, ensuring continued support and development of the NBSS platform, with substantial IT and software development elements.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for IT firms specialising in complex software solutions and system support services. Companies adept in handling large-scale, legacy IT systems like NBSS, which has evolved over 15-20 years, would be well-suited for such opportunities. Businesses offering robust IT infrastructure, advanced programming expertise, and those capable of managing administrative complexities involved in large-scale deployment will find this sector beneficial. The direct award process underscores the strategic importance of established expertise and continuity in service provision, emphasising the value placed on technical proficiency and demonstrated capability in sustaining critical public health IT systems.

## Notice

NBSS is the core IT software platform that is critical to the day to day operations of routine breast screening across England, Wales and Isle of Man. Since 2015 the NBSS Solution has been supported and delivered by Hitachi Digital Services UK Limited. Direct Award to restate and extend the existing contract which is an agreement for software support and development. The current contract has a term expiring on 31st May 2025, with an option to extend for a further 2 years to 31st May 2027. This contract is not being awarded by reference to lots. The value of this 2 year extension is up to PS36m excluding VAT. Contact for enquiries: england.contractmanagement.DDAT@nhs.net

### Procurement Information

National Breast Screening Service (NBSS) is a national system critical to the provision of Breast Screening services in England, Wales and IoM and provides the facility for making bookings, onwards referrals where needed and is the start of the complete patient journey where treatment may be needed. NBSS technology is 15-20 years old and has been developed during this time using VB6 as the basis for programming and development. NBSS is extremely complex due to the volume of (VB6) development that has accumulated over the 15+ years that the system has been in place. It is utilised by over 70 different Breast Screening Offices meaning that, for example, the process of rolling out new releases is time consuming and administratively complex. This new contract award (which is a restating of the previous contract) will provide service continuity while the future long term strategy for NBSS continues to be developed and subsequently implemented. It is justified under Section 41 (1) (a) and paragraph 6 (b) of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that there are no reasonable alternatives for the provision of this service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031164-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2025 - 31 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £36,000,000 |
| Contracts value | £36,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| 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 | HITACHI DIGITAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2025 at 09:30 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031164-2025
- 16 Apr 2025 at 09:32 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015444-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031164-2025
  10th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015444-2025
  16th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.hitachids.com/contact-us/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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