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Diagnosis Connect

Buyer: NHS England →

BuyerNHS England
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published16 Apr 2026

What is being bought

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.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationalePrototypes 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.
Rationale classificationsprototypesDevelopment
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Diagnosis Connect

Statusactive
Value£9,999,990

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066a57
Latest release ID034856-2026
Latest release timestampThu Apr 16 2026 15:11:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
16 Apr 2026award, contract034856-2026
13 Mar 2026award, contract023204-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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