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title: "Linking Police and Health Data on Road Collisions"
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# Linking Police and Health Data on Road Collisions

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058892

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## Summary

The Department for Transport has awarded a contract for a project titled "Linking Police and Health Data on Road Collisions," under the services category. Located in the United Kingdom, this procurement is classified under the central government public authority. The contract involves managing road collision data reported by the police and linking it with healthcare datasets. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract being signed on 9th June 2025, and it spans until 31st March 2026. The procurement method was a direct award, identified as below threshold without competition, due to the necessity of specific approvals that are currently held by the PRANA project by the University of Southampton.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in data linkage services, particularly those with capabilities in handling confidential patient information. Organisations that are already equipped with necessary regulatory approvals, like Section 251 approval, would find this project well-suited to their offerings. Large-scale companies in the business services sector, which can provide proficient handling of law, consulting, and security services, may find growth opportunities through collaborating or subcontracting in conjunction with the awarded supplier, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust.

## Notice

The road safety statistics team manages the collection and publication of data and statistics on road collisions as reported by the police. The team have a requirement to address gaps in the completeness and coverage of the police reported data by linking it to data available from various healthcare datasets, including those managed by NHS England. In order to deliver this requirement, a supplier would need to have the necessary approvals in place, in particular the permission to use confidential patient information without consent known as Section 251 approval (under section 251 of the 2006 NHS Act). This is necessary for the requirement, for example to link the datasets as far as is reasonably practicable. The process to obtain Section 251 approval is managed by the Health Research Authority (HRA) Confidentiality Advisory Group (CAG) who maintain a list of approved projects. Currently the only project which has the necessary approvals to meet this requirement is the PRANA project, governed by the University of Southampton. The process of obtaining the necessary CAG approvals if they are not already in place is extensive, and likely to take several years (DfT has previously followed these processes for previous linkage work, where data linkage was carried out by NHS England on behalf of DfT, but the agreements facilitating this have now lapsed). It is on this basis that a direct award to the PRANA project to undertake the requirement is justified.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048998-2025 |
| 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 | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 9 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2025 at 08:49 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048998-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048998-2025
  15th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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