---
title: "DSA for Meds Evaluation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078252"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Institute For Health And Care Excellence"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# DSA for Meds Evaluation

Buyer: National Institute For Health And Care Excellence  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078252

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## Summary

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) commissioned NHS England’s Data Set Secure Analytics Environment to analyse health data for the evaluation of medicines through NICE’s multiple technology appraisal process. The requirement is for database and secure data analytics services: enabling health data to be analysed to support assessments of medicines. NICE is the buying organisation, and NHS England is the selected supplier. The procurement is for a single service requirement, rather than separate lots or a wider programme of unrelated work. The parties are based in Manchester and Leeds respectively; the data supplied does not establish a specific delivery location for the analytics work.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to NHS England. NICE used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 20 July 2026, with a contract period from 21 July 2026 to 20 July 2027. Its value is £25,000 excluding VAT (£30,000 including VAT). The award is active and the contract is active. The stated purpose is to support medicines evaluation through a multiple technology appraisal, but no separate scored award criteria or evaluation weighting is recorded. This is a single-lot procurement, and there is no competitive tender outcome to compare between bidders.

For suppliers considering similar work for NICE, this award indicates demand for secure analytics using health data to support medicines appraisals. A credible competitor would need to provide a secure data analytics environment and database services, with the capability to analyse health data in a way that supports multiple technology appraisals. Familiarity with the requirements of medicines evaluation and the handling of sensitive health information would be commercially relevant to this specific requirement. NHS England was selected through a direct award without competition, so the result does not demonstrate how competing proposals were assessed or which technical features distinguished the supplier. The contract represents a focused, time-limited service rather than a large multi-lot programme; suppliers should be prepared to deliver a defined analytics service for NICE’s appraisal work.

## Notice

NICE would use the data set secure analytics environment to analyse health data to support the evaluation of medicines through a multiple technology appraisal (MTA).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094588-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Jul 2026 - 20 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Institute For Health And Care Excellence |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 3BN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NHS ENGLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72320000 - Database services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 10:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094588-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094588-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.nice.org.uk

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