---
title: "Discourse Enterprise Licence"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077911"
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markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077911.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077911.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS England"
published: "2026-09-24"
---

# Discourse Enterprise Licence

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077911

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## Summary

NHS England procured a Discourse Enterprise Licence for its Developer Community. This is a software and IT services requirement centred on licensing Discourse for an online developer community. NHS England is the buying organisation. The contract concerns a software platform and associated IT services, rather than physical goods or construction work. The procurement data does not identify a separate delivery location, so the buyer’s London address should not be treated as the place where the service is delivered.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. NHS England selected Discourse through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £35,329 excluding VAT (£42,394 including VAT). Discourse is the selected supplier. The procurement was recorded as one lot. No award date or separate evaluation criteria are stated; the route used did not involve a competitive evaluation.

This award shows NHS England’s demand for an enterprise licence supporting a developer community. Suppliers positioning for a similar requirement would need to provide a suitable community software platform under an enterprise licensing arrangement. The procurement also sits within the broader software and IT services category, so the ability to support software deployment and ongoing use may be commercially relevant. No specific technical standards, accreditations, staffing levels or prior experience requirements are identified here; the clearest evidence of what met the requirement is the selected Discourse enterprise licence for a developer community. This is a focused signal for platform vendors and software suppliers serving organisational developer communities, rather than a general IT services opportunity.

## Notice

Discourse Enterprise Licence - Developer Community

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090362-2026 |
| 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 | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,329 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS England |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Discourse |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 08:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090362-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090362-2026
  24th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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