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title: "Technical Project Management for Data Pipeline Monitoring"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0554ae"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST"
published: "2025-06-27"
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# Technical Project Management for Data Pipeline Monitoring

Buyer: MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0554ae

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## Summary

The Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has completed the award stage of a tender titled "Technical Project Management for Data Pipeline Monitoring." This procurement falls under the IT services category and targets professional activities such as consulting, software development, and support. The contract location is Kent, UK, and the procurement process was conducted through a direct award method due to the specialised nature of the work, requiring extensive NHS and technical project management expertise. The contract's associated procurement stage culminated in an award notice published on 27 June 2025, with the contract period set from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for SMEs with proficiency in NHS data environments, particularly those familiar with the Secure Data Environment programme. Companies with a strong background in technical project management, business analytics, data quality tools development, and compliance with standards like ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 are well-suited to compete. The successful contractor will play a pivotal role in deploying high-value IT services for the NHS, showcasing their technical and analytical capabilities while addressing unique healthcare data challenges across multiple counties and systems.

## Notice

Technical project management consultant for data pipeline monitoring for the data warehouse team.

### Procurement Information

The nature of the SDE work requires highly specialised knowledge of various areas of the NHS. These include the NHS wide Secure Data Environment programme and specifically the Kent, Medway and Sussex programme. In depth knowledge is required of the programme aims and the technical specifications of the system. Experience of working in a multi-tenant environment is essential as the role includes working across 3 counties and with numerous healthcare systems. Knowledge of various software is required to ensure that the work to build and maintain the SDE can be successfully carried out including Bunny (a federation tool for cohort discovery within the SDEs), Metadata Works (a metadata tool that is used to collate and report the metadata for the SDE project), the HDR UK health data gateway (for national metadata processing), SQL Server and MS Fabric. The employee needs to play a leading role in designing, developing and maintaining a metadata solution as well as creating cohort discovery protocols and research ready datasets for submission into the SDE. In addition to general technical project manager skills the ICB Data Quality work requires in depth knowledge of the KM ICB data, both local and national feeds with specific knowledge of primary care data feeds being essential. A working knowledge of KMICB data quality needs and the functionality of the reporting suite is key as is a working knowledge of Python in order to assist in the design of the DQ tools. An in depth knowledge of business analyst skills is key to implement the development of use cases and the design of the data quality programme through them. In order to implement the solution an understanding of the DMM (Data Management Maturity) and DAMA frameworks is required as is knowledge of working to ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and Cyber Essentials standards.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035617-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME16 9QQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Barming Heath & Teston |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 27 Jun 2025 at 09:03 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035617-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035617-2025
  27th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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