Diagnosis Connect · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£9,999,990published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Imperial College Projects Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Diagnosis Connect is a pilot service which will enable patients to self-manage their conditions and reduce pressure on the NHS.

NHS will work with the VCSE sector to support improvement in patient experience of diagnosis of long term conditions within primary care.

The key outputs to deliver the outcomes of the pilot are:

Quality assurance framework
Supplementary support, where appropriate, for individuals signposted to charities
Evaluation and impact assessment.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

85140000 Miscellaneous health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2026, 16:45 GMT
Last source update: 16 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
Authority reference: C430753
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-034856
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066a57 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Prototypes Development
Published justification: Prototypes and development
This is a pilot service to assess how NHSE working in partnership with charities can improve patient and carer experience of diagnosis of long term conditions.
The direct award is made under Schedule 5, Paragraph 2 of the PA23 - production of a prototype, or supply of other novel goods or services for the purpose of:
(a) testing the suitability of the goods or services
(b) researching the viability of producing or supplying the goods or services at scale and developing them for that purpose, or
(c) other research, experiment, study or development.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
13 Mar 2026, 16:45 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
16 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £9,999,9901 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Imperial College Projects LtdSMEDiagnosis Connect Service31 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2028	£9,999,990same award published again · counted once	—	Standstill
Imperial College Projects LtdSME	£9,999,990 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Diagnosis Connect · Imperial College Projects LtdSME
Signed
26 Mar 2026
Value
£9,999,990
Period
31 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
Status
active
2 agreed KPIs: Quality Assurance Framework v1 Delivery (Due: March 2027) · Service Availability & Responsiveness
- Quality Assurance Framework v1 Delivery (Due: March 2027), Quality Assurance framework developed including: - standards - metrics - accreditation criteria - safeguarding and data - governance requirements - digital readiness assessment Quality Assurance framework approved by NHSE Oversight Group March 2027: Quality Assurance V1 developed and approved by NHSE oversight group
- Service Availability & Responsiveness, Availability / uptime data Charity helplines available 95% of working hours Charity website/digital resources available 99% uptime Provide support for up to 125,000 people diagnosed with one of the 3-6 long-term conditions during the pilot phase.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Diagnosis Connect ServiceAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXJN-2398-RRXZ 3rd Floor, Bronze Building, The Forge, 105 Summer Street, London, London, SE1 9HZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFSigned Contract

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 16:45 GMT