--- title: "DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ec07" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ec07" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ec07.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ec07.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Department of Health & Social Care" published: "2026-08-26" --- # DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability Buyer: Department of Health & Social Care Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec07 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ec07) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ec07.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care intends to procure flexible access to multidisciplinary digital, data and technology delivery capability for adult social care priorities. The services are expected to support work across the digital delivery lifecycle, from discovery through alpha, private beta and public beta, subject to an approved Statement of Work and governance route. The requirement covers IT consulting, software development, internet and support services, including software development. This is a public sector digital delivery requirement managed by a central government department, with work likely to involve teams providing a range of specialist digital, data and technology skills for adult social care programmes. This process is at planning and is preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender or a competition. The buyer expects to issue a future notice on 1 October 2026. The anticipated contract is for 36 months, starting on 1 December 2026 and ending on 30 November 2029, with extensions of up to 24 months, potentially to 30 November 2031. The maximum indicative contract ceiling, including extensions, is £30,000,000. The procurement is expected to use an open procedure and will be above the relevant threshold. The engagement questionnaire is expected by 9 September 2026 at 5pm through Atamis, to inform the final specification, budget cap and procurement approach. The requirement is likely to suit established digital, data and technology delivery providers, consultancies, software development companies and multidisciplinary teams able to work across discovery, alpha, private beta and public beta. Relevant capability includes digital product and service delivery, user-centred discovery, software development, data expertise, internet services and technical support. Suppliers should be able to provide flexible access to varied specialist skills and operate through Statements of Work and formal governance approvals. The buyer has indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises may be suitable, so smaller providers with credible delivery capacity may wish to prepare evidence of relevant adult social care or public sector experience, technical capability and team availability before the formal procurement begins. ## Notice DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163) The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to award a contract for flexible access to multidisciplinary digital, data and technology delivery capability to support ASC priorities from discovery through alpha, private beta and public beta, where approved through a relevant Statement of Work and governance route. Initial contract term: 36 months Extension: The contract may be extended for a period or periods up to 24 months (12 months + 12 months), contingent upon the sole discretion of the Buyer, budget availability, and internal governance approvals. Estimated value for contract (including extensions): We are exploring the cost of this service with the market via this preliminary market engagement and will use this information to inform the value of the contract. At present, the maximum indicative contract ceiling is expected to be PS30,000,000. The DHSC is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, budget cap and appetite for this project. For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from suppliers that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services. This market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids will be evaluated on the same basis. The contracting authority considers that this future opportunity may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The procurement exercise will be undertaken via Atamis system. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so. Registration is free of any charge. To find this opportunity in the future, select "Find Opportunities" and then search by project number or title (DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163)). Once you have found the Opportunity press the 'Register Interest' button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on 'My proposals and quotes'. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the completed questionnaire, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the Market Engagement. The completed questionnaire should be returned via Atamis quoting "DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163)" no later than Wednesday 9th September, 5pm. ### Planning Information The completed questionnaire should be returned via Atamis quoting “DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163)” no later than Wednesday 9th September, 5pm. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081076-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £30,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Department of Health & Social Care | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | 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 | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | 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 - 72212517 - IT software development services - 72262000 - Software development services ## Release History - 26 Aug 2026 at 09:30 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081076-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081076-2026 26th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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