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# ESF DCT consensus support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esf-dct-consensus-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06de6c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: "ESF DCT consensus support". Published status: complete. Published Value: £40,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Institute for Health and Care Excellence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence-gov-pb474)
- **Published Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 August 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £37,350 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esf-dct-consensus-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06de6c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06de6c`

## 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/esf-dct-consensus-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06de6c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esf-dct-consensus-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06de6c#participate

## Description
Provision of an independent expert review and validation of the developing NICE Evidence Standards Framework for Digital Health Technologies (ESF DCT) (https://www.nice.org.uk/what-nice-does/digital-health/evidence-standards-framework-esf-for-digital-health-technologies).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000

- **Estimated Value:** £40,000

- **Contract Period:** 29/09/2026 to 26/03/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Care City Innovation C.I.C.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11911171`
  - Value: £37,350 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ESF DCT consensus support (active)
  - Signed Value: £37,350
  - Signed Date: 30/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074992-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-07T10:04:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T14:21:38.533Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06de6c