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title: "\"Airlock\" Output Checking System UI and Workflow Development Partner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c41a"
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buyer: "UK BIOBANK LIMITED"
published: "2026-07-06"
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# "Airlock" Output Checking System UI and Workflow Development Partner

Buyer: UK BIOBANK LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c41a

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## Summary

UK Biobank Limited (UKB) has completed a procurement process for the development of an "Airlock" Output Checking System (OCS) User Interface and Workflow Development Partner. The process falls under the industry category of Software Programming and Consultancy Services, with specific delivery addresses extending across multiple regions within the United Kingdom, including UKC, UKD, UKE, and others. The procurement was carried out under the G-Cloud 14 framework, using a limited procurement method without a prior publication of a call for competition. Key details reveal that this procurement, part of a larger project, enlists Kainos as the awarded supplier with a contract value of £2,042,564, signed on 6th July 2026. UKB emphasised the need for seamless integration with existing infrastructure and compatibility with future developments in its Research Analysis Platform.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in developing user interfaces and secure data workflows, particularly those with capabilities in integrating complex systems and frameworks like the G-Cloud. SMEs in the software services sector, especially those already listed on the G-Cloud framework, would find this tender beneficial for expanding their portfolio in the public health and research domains. As UKB seeks to enhance its data security and processing efficiencies, businesses with expertise in developing automated assessment tools and secure digital environments are ideally positioned to contribute to advancing UK Biobank's global research capabilities and safety standards, fostering potential for business growth and innovation.

## Notice

UKB is using the G-Cloud 14 framework to procure its OCS UI and Workflow requirements. UKB is issuing this document to G-Cloud Development Partners under Lot 2 and Lot 3 which have been shortlisted in accordance with the buying process as best fitting UKB's high-level requirements. UKB will be evaluating shortlisted Development Partners based on the information and documents forming part of their published G-Cloud catalogue standard service offering (step 4 of the buying process). However, before proceeding with that evaluation UKB is contacting all shortlisted Development Partners to: 1.Confirm they hold the resource capabilities to deliver to UKB's timescales (see below), if they were to be successful in the shortlist evaluation; and 2.Seek clarification from shortlisted Development Partners in relation to any uncertainty regarding Development Partners' catalogue entries / service offerings to ensure their capability to meet UKB's requirements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

UK Biobank (UKB) is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million UK participants. UKB's database is globally accessible to approved researchers who are undertaking health-related research that is in the public interest. Through carefully managing access, UKB allows approved researchers that have a project to conduct research for the public good and analyse the data held by UKB. In mid-2024, UKB stopped providing de-identified data downloads to researchers and moved to a data access model in which researchers (with some exceptions) must conduct their analyses on UKB-RAP (i.e. a "Platform-by-default" model). In moving to a Platform-by-default model, UKB is seeking to further improve its technical controls and intends to implement a functional mechanism to check data egress requests to ensure that participant record-level data is not being removed and does not contain information that can identify individual participants. This "Airlock" or Output Checking System (OCS) functionality will allow UKB to enhance the security of the UKB-RAP, reduce the risk of advertent and inadvertent data breaches and importantly further increases the trust and transparency of the UKB resource. Output checking processes for Trusted Research Environments (TREs) have to date been based on manual processes, with data analysts or administrators employed to review data egress requests to ensure they meet compliance standards. Given their reliance on human oversight of large data outputs, these systems are costly and do not provide a failsafe, and they cannot scale to the demands of UKB given its very large user base and continued growth. With over 20,000 publications (5,000 in the past year alone), continuing with a manual output checking process is neither desirable nor feasible. To develop and deliver the OCS, UKB is conducting separate procurements for two elements which will need to be fully interoperable: 1. OCS User Interface (UI) and Workflow (this procurement): The development of a seamless UI and Workflow for the OCS, including secure movement of data and integration with existing UKB infrastructure. 2. The OCS Decision Engine (separate procurement): The development of the core data interrogation component that uses algorithms and other techniques to allow an automated assessment of the data being egressed, giving an overall confidence assessment score and a Red/Amber/Green (RAG) rating for decision-making. The Development Partner for the OCS User Interface (UI) and Workflow will need to ensure it fully meets the functional, non-functional and operational requirements outlined in the attached specification (Specification) and will work in close collaboration with UKB and the OCS Decision Engine Development Partner to ensure the OCS UI and Workflow is aligned and integrates with the OCS Decision Engine being developed separately. It will also need to be compatible and integrated with the current and future UKB-RAP. UKB is using the G-Cloud 14 framework to procure its OCS UI and Workflow requirements. UKB is issuing this document to G-Cloud Development Partners under Lot 2 and Lot 3 which have been shortlisted in accordance with the buying process as best fitting UKB's high-level requirements. UKB will be evaluating shortlisted Development Partners based on the information and documents forming part of their published G-Cloud catalogue standard service offering (step 4 of the buying process). However, before proceeding with that evaluation UKB is contacting all shortlisted Development Partners to: 1. Confirm they hold the resource capabilities to deliver to UKB's timescales (see below), if they were to be successful in the shortlist evaluation; and 2. Seek clarification from shortlisted Development Partners in relation to any uncertainty regarding Development Partners' catalogue entries / service offerings to ensure their capability to meet UKB's requirements.

### Procurement Information

The contract was awarded under the G-Cloud14 framework, as allowed by the framework

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063111-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,042,564 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK BIOBANK LIMITED |
| Locality | STOCKPORT |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK3 0SA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD35 Greater Manchester South East |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Electoral ward | Davenport & Cale Green |
| Westminster constituency | Stockport |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KAINOS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2026 at 09:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063111-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk

## Provenance

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