---
title: "Virtual Smartcards"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fe65"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-12-31"
---

# Virtual Smartcards

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fe65

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Virtual Smartcards" project, managed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has reached the award stage. This contract focuses on goods in the digital smart card sector, essential for virtual identification and security. The location of service delivery is Cambridge, in the East of England (UKH12 region). Significant dates include the contract start on 31st December 2025 and its completion by 30th March 2026. The contract has been awarded as a below-threshold procurement, with the legal basis provided by the UK Public General Acts of 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the technology and digital security sectors, especially those focusing on smart card technologies. Advance Business Software and Solutions Ltd, a large-scale company, has been identified as the suitable supplier for this contract, suggesting that similar businesses could find such tenders valuable for expanding their market share in public sector digital solutions. Organisations capable of delivering high-quality digital identification solutions are well-suited to secure and grow their presence through such governmental contracts.

## Notice

926 - Subscription - virtual smart cards.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086517-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Dec 2025 - 30 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,283 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADVANCE BUSINESS SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30162000 - Smart cards

## Release History

- 31 Dec 2025 at 08:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086517-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086517-2025
  31st December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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