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# DSD Medical Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dsd-medical-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03a189). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Communities formerly the Department for Social Development DSD: "DSD Medical Support Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Communities formerly the Department for Social Development DSD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-communities-formerly-the-department-for-socia-GB-FTS-26400)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration, defence and social security services, Disability benefits, Health and social work services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Sickness benefits (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £7,480,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a189`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dsd-medical-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03a189#tl-md)

## Description
DfC shall enter into a Contract Variation of the Medical Support Services (MSS) Agreement with the incumbent supplier following a period of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice. The Contract Variation provides for an extension of seven (7) months from 01.08.2023 to 01.03.2024.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 75000000, 75311000, 75313000, 75313100
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** Continuation of the provision of work capability assessment services in Northern Ireland.
For full details of the nature of the services please see OJEU 2007/S 063-077231.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** DSD Medical Support Services (active)
  - Award id: `002963-2023-Project 71-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Atos Origin IT Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179132`
  - Value: £7,480,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** DSD Medical Support Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,480,000
  - Signed Date: 31/12/2010

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002963-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-31T15:39:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T03:40:02.620Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a189