Official UK procurement notice
Data Protection Officer Management and GP Information Governance Management Services to GP Practices for NHS Northamptonshire and NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICBs
Authority: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Northamptonshire and NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) cluster ICBs (LNR ICBs) are looking for an organisation to provide Data Protection Officer (DPO) Management and GP Information Governance (IG) Management Services across the LNR cluster. There are currently 64 GP practices in Northamptonshire ICB and 126 GP practices in LLR ICB.
Scope of Work and Requirements:
- Data Protection Officer - Provide a contact point to act as DPO and provide remote specialist advice and guidance.
- Advice and Support for the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
- Advice and guidance to practices on how to investigate, manage, report, and review incidents.
- Advice and support to providers to manage the reporting of the incident and advice on remedies.
- Support for the production and maintenance of local IG policies and procedures.
- Provide direct response to the GP Practice within 72 hours via email or telephone.
- Provide independent and highly developed specialist knowledge and advice across the GP practices to ensure they remain compliant with changing legal requirements, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
The contract will be for a period of 1 year with the option to extend for up to a further 6 months commencing 1st July 2026.
The maximum annual contract value is £132,000 per annum including VAT. No bids over is £132,000 per annum (including VAT) will be accepted. Further details can be found within the procurement documentation.
Please note, this notice relates to a service/contract in scope of the Procurement Act 2023.
Bids are to be submitted via the Atamis e-tendering portal by following the link below, and search for the project reference as detailed:
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Project Reference: C448349
Project Name: DPO and GP IG Management Services Across the NHS LNR Cluster
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Legal advisory and information services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£158,400
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The set criteria is weighted at: Technical (Service Delivery / Quality) - 70% Price (Cost / Commercial) - 30%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 May 2026, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 16:56 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047385- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0691c5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Bids are to be submitted via the Atamis e-tendering portal by following the link below, and search for the project reference as detailed:
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Project Reference: C448349
Project Name: DPO and GP IG Management Services Across the NHS LNR Cluster
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published176 days ago5 May 2026, 15:59 BST
- Market engagement166 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
NHS Northamptonshire and NHS Leicestershire (LLR) Integrated Care Boards are seeking feedback on the provision of DPO Management and GP IG Management Services to GP Practices. 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 Atamis. A draft timeframe for a request for quotation (RFQ) is included within the market engagement questionnaire (MEQ). Please note the information provided is indicative and subject to change.
Please note, this preliminary market engagement notice relates to a service/contract in scope of the Procurement Act 2023.
Any and all information/documents included in this notice, or that are made available as part of this engagement exercise, are draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change.
Please complete and return the completed MEQ template via the Atamis e-tendering portal by 5PM on 15th May 2026 by following the link below, and search for the project reference as detailed:
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Project Reference: C444177
Project Name: DPO Management and GP IG Management Services across the LNR cluster.
- Next notice expected162 days ago19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published160 days ago21 May 2026, 16:56 BST
- Clarification questions by146 days ago4 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline145 days ago5 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts120 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 May 2026, 15:59 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published21 May 2026, 16:56 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £158,40021 May 2026, 16:56 BSTwas £105,600
- Status changed to active21 May 2026, 16:56 BST
- Procurement method changed21 May 2026, 16:56 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST21 May 2026, 16:56 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender