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title: "Stewardship and maintenance of the NHS eClass category taxonomy and service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055bf0"
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published: "2025-07-09"
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# Stewardship and maintenance of the NHS eClass category taxonomy and service

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055bf0

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## Summary

This recent procurement process concerns the stewardship and maintenance of the NHS eClass category taxonomy and service, managed by NHS England. It falls within the services industry category, specifically data management services. The procurement was conducted as a direct method with no competition, under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54. The tender, identified as C357328, is now complete, and the contract was awarded to NHS Shared Business Services in London. The contract period commenced on 5th June 2025 and will conclude by 31st March 2026, tying into central government operations. It specifies a gross contract value of £120,000, with the award dated 4th June 2025.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for companies involved in data management services, particularly those experienced in managing complex taxonomy systems but does not rely on competitive bidding due to its 'below threshold - without competition' procurement method. Businesses in the services sector that specialise in NHS data frameworks or procurement analytics would find this contract an appealing opportunity to align with NHS England’s strategic goals. Large-scale suppliers with extensive infrastructure in data taxonomy and eClass systems management could successfully leverage this contract to expand their footprint in public sector healthcare services.

## Notice

To manage and maintain the eClass category taxonomy to drive a standardised way to analyse procurement and spend data consistently across the NHS to relevant granularity to enable for effective commercial strategies to be developed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038567-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 4 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72322000 - Data management services

## Release History

- 9 Jul 2025 at 11:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038567-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038567-2025
  9th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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