---
title: "Smart Messaging Services (SMS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07795b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust"
published: "2026-09-24"
---

# Smart Messaging Services (SMS)

Buyer: Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07795b

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## Summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust procured SMS messaging services to support its Sexual Health Electronic Patient Record system. The requirement is for telecommunications messaging integrated with that patient-record platform, rather than a general-purpose messaging service. The electronic patient record provider designated the supplier. United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust acted as procurement agent. The buying organisation is Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, based in Lincoln.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Core Telecom Ltd was selected and the contract was signed on 1 September 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option for one further 12-month period, extending the maximum period to 31 March 2028. The contract value is £15,000 excluding VAT and £18,000 including VAT. The Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The procurement comprised one lot.

This award shows demand for SMS that supports a sexual health electronic patient record, with the messaging supplier designated by the record platform provider. For a future requirement from this Trust, a credible supplier would need to provide dependable SMS services that work with the specified patient-record system and meet the platform provider’s requirements. Telecommunications providers with experience delivering system-integrated messaging would be well placed to demonstrate that fit. The requirement is a focused service supporting an existing healthcare system, rather than a broad technology transformation or standalone patient-record replacement.

## Notice

Provision of SMS services to support the Trust's Sexual Health Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System. Supplier designated by the EPR platform provider.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090496-2026 |
| 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 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Postcode area | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN5 7JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Park |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Core Telecom Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64200000 - Telecommunications services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 11:40 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090496-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090496-2026
  24th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://coretelecom.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk
- https://www.ulh.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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