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Published 9 Sept 2026, 09:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CE ICB - WorkWell Initiative Service

Authority: NHS Central East Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£2,743,184≈ £1.4m / year · £3,291,820 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 5 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Central East (CE) ICB is seeking feedback on the provision of WorkWell Initiative Service in the CEICB region covering Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and Hertfordshire.

In order to assist the Authority with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, interested organisations are requested to provide feedback on the information included within the documents. The draft service specification and supporting documents containing details of the requirement can be found in the attachments area of the project on the Atamis e-tendering portal. Please complete and return the completed MEQ template on Atamis e-tendering portal by 12 noon on 01st October 2026.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Medical software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
48000000 Software package and information systems48180000 Medical software package72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Sept 2026, 09:37 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 09:37 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMedical software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f52e

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published13 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 09:37 BST
  2. Market engagementin 10 days
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTMarket Engagement stage inviting feedback from the maket.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 14 days
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 191 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Sept 2026, 09:37 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Central East Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHRD-6822-YZHN Gemini House, Bartholomew's Walk, Cambridge Business Park, Ely, East of England, CB7 4EA

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure