---
title: "2073 - NECS - Duende ID Server"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078bd3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT"
published: "2026-10-20"
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# 2073 - NECS - Duende ID Server

Buyer: NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078bd3

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## Summary

NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) procured a self-hosted enterprise licence for the Duende Identity Server. This is a software product requirement, rather than a software development or managed hosting service. NECS supports the North of England Care System; the procurement information does not identify a specific delivery site. The requirement was handled by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, acting as procurement facilitator. It concerns enterprise identity-server software for the buyer’s own hosted environment, so it is most relevant to software resellers and suppliers able to provide enterprise licensing for identity and authentication platforms.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Phoenix Software. It was run as a below-threshold limited competition, using a request for quotation under the Procurement Act 2023. The tender was divided into one lot, covering the software licence. The award is active, and the contract is also active. The contract was signed on 2 October 2026 and runs from 2 October 2026 to 25 August 2027. Its stated value is £15,659.96 excluding VAT and £18,791.95 including VAT. The published procurement data does not state a separate award date or give evaluation criteria, so the basis for selecting Phoenix Software is not described.

This award demonstrates a specific requirement from NECS for a self-hosted enterprise licence for Duende Identity Server, purchased through a limited competition and supplied by a software reseller. Suppliers positioned for comparable demand would need to provide the relevant enterprise licensing and support a customer-hosted deployment model; suppliers offering only cloud-hosted identity services may not match the requirement. The award went to Phoenix Software, a large supplier, indicating that an established reseller was selected for this purchase. The scope is a single software licence requirement, making it most relevant to software vendors and channel partners able to supply this product and serve NHS commissioning support organisations. It provides a buyer-specific signal of demand for enterprise identity-server licensing, rather than evidence of a broader systems integration or hosting contract.

## Notice

North of England Care System Support (NECS) has awarded a contract for the Provision of a Duende Identity Server Self-Hosted Enterprise Licence to Phoenix Software Limited. This requirement has been procured via a Below Threshold Limited Competition Request for Quotation under PA23.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098993-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2026 - 25 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,659 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Postcode area | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 3YG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Phoenix Software |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 13:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098993-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098993-2026
  20th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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