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title: "DTAC Standard Harmonisation for Medical Device Regulation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07798d"
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# DTAC Standard Harmonisation for Medical Device Regulation

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07798d

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## Summary

NHS England commissioned services to harmonise the standards used in its Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) for digital health technologies with international standards. DTAC assesses technologies against core requirements used across the NHS and adult social care, covering clinical safety, information security, cyber security, interoperability and usability. Digital health technologies are assessed against DTAC when purchased by a commissioner or provider organisation. The intended work is to reduce international barriers to entry for providers and create downstream efficiencies. The service is categorised as health services. NHS England is the buying organisation, based in London; the procurement record does not identify a separate delivery location.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to British Standards Industry. NHS England used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 27 April 2026 and runs from 1 May to 1 December 2026. Its stated contract value is £70,000 excluding VAT (£84,000 including VAT). A proposed amendment dated 25 September 2026 sets out a further £17,000 excluding VAT (£24,000 including VAT) and a period starting 26 September 2026; this is presented as a proposed change, not as a confirmed revised contract value. The procurement was organised as one lot. No award evaluation criteria are recorded, consistent with the direct award route.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for NHS England, this award signals demand for standards harmonisation focused on digital health technology assessment, rather than general health services. Relevant capability would include working across clinical safety, information and cyber security, interoperability and usability standards, and aligning NHS and adult social care assessment requirements with international standards. Suppliers would need to understand how standards affect technology providers seeking access to international markets, and how harmonisation can reduce barriers and improve efficiency. The selected supplier was a large organisation, indicating that NHS England chose an established provider for this piece of work; the procurement does not set out specific accreditations, staffing requirements or technical experience thresholds. The direct award route means the recorded process offers no published competitive evaluation benchmark.

## Notice

Digital Technology Assessment Framework (DTAC) is used to assess Digital Health Technologies (DHTs) against the core mandatory standards and policies that apply across the NHS and adult social care system. There are several parts to DTAC - Clinical Safety. Information Security, Cyber Security, Interoperability and Usability. DHTs must be assessed against DTAC at the point of purchase within a commissioner or provider organisation. This recommendation is born from the medium to longer term recommendations to harmonise the standards within DTAC to international standards - and reduce international barriers to entry for providers by releasing downstream efficiencies.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090628-2026 |
| Notice type | UK10 - Contract Change 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 May 2026 - 1 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £70,000 |

## 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 | British Standards Industry |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 14:36 - ContractAmendment - UK10 - Contract Change Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090628-2026
- 24 Sep 2026 at 13:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090591-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090628-2026
  24th September 2026 - Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090591-2026
  24th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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