Official UK procurement notice
Immersive, Simulation and Related Technologies Dynamic Purchasing System
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionImmersive, Simulation and Related Technologies Dynamic Purchasing System Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) was published under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended and will continue to be operated in accordance with the terms of that regime. Under current transitional guidance, DPS agreements established before the transition to the Procurement Act 2023 must come to an end by 23rd February 2029 at the latest. This applies regardless of any original DPS duration or end date, and allows the DPS to remain active and compliant, ensuring continuity and stability of the route to market for Contracting Authorities and Suppliers alike.<br/>Accordingly, the DPS is being extended and will expire on 27th March 2028, subject to annual review, where NHS LPP reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any categories or the entire DPS at any time.
CPV: Education and training services · Educational equipment · Educational software development services · Educational software package · IT software development services · Staff training services · Training simulators
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The London Procurement Partnership is advertising for suppliers for a Immersive,…Renewal
The London Procurement Partnership is advertising for suppliers for a Immersive, Simulation and Related Technologies Dynamic Purchasing System.<br/>The aim of this dynamic purchasing system is to provide a national NHS approved procurement channel for health and care and education providers (and all public sector bodies) with a route to accessing best in class XR, immersive learning and related technologies; smoothing the way to accelerating and scaling their adoption, driving maximum benefit and solving workforce challenges. <br/>The initial category sub-category covered under this DPS are: <br/>Sub-category 1.1 – Part task, skills or procedural training technologies<br/>Sub-Category 1.2 – Immersive learning hardware<br/>Sub-Category 1.3 – Software and applications<br/>Sub-Category 1.4 – Content development<br/>Sub-Category 1.5 – Public, patient and service user education<br/>Sub-Category 1.6 – Research, innovation and evaluation<br/>Sub-Category 1.7 – Professional services and technical support<br/>Sub-Category 1.8 – Support equipment and tools for cleaning and maintenance<br/><br/>Potential bidders should register their Organisations on the Health Family Single eCommercial System health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/>And register their interest on project ID ref; C187117. Additional information: The framework agreement can be accessed via agreement by LPP and shall include the following organisations <br/>in the United Kingdom and their respective statutory successors and organisations created as a result of <br/>structural re-organisations or organisational changes.<br/>— central government departments and their executive agencies (a list of such departments and executive <br/>agencies can be found at www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government-business/… ↗),<br/>— non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) (a list of NDPBs can be found at Annex A to the Public Bodies <br/>Directory 2007 published by the cabinet office) which can be found at www.gov.uk/guidance/publicbodie… ↗<br/>— National Health Service (NHS) bodies, including Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS trusts, NHS <br/>foundation trusts, a special health authority and a local health board in England and Wales and other constituent <br/>bodies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to: the Scottish ambulance service,<br/>— lists of all of such NHS bodies can be found at:<br/>
- www.nhs.uk/Servicedirectories/p… ↗<br/>
- www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/stru… ↗<br/>
- www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ ↗<br/>
- www.hscni.net/index.php ↗<br/>— all local authorities, a list of such authorities being available at: www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/ ↗<br/>Localcouncils/AToZOfLocalCouncils/DG_A-Z_LG<br/>— police forces and other emergency services, including fire and rescue services, the maritime and coastguard <br/>agency and other rescue authorities a list of police authorities and fire and rescue services can be found <br/>respectively at the following:<br/>
- www.police.uk/forces.htm ↗<br/>
- www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs/ ↗<br/>— educational establishments i.e. schools maintained by local authorities, academies, city technology colleges, <br/>further education establishments and universities; www.gov.uk/check-a-university-i… ↗<br/>recognised-bodies<br/>— registered social landlords (RSLs), a list of such authorities being available at: www.gov.uk ↗<br/>government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing<br/>— registered charities, as detailed at www.charity-commission.gov.uk ↗<br/>— devolved and other administrations within the British Isles, including those detailed at:<br/>
- (in the case of Scotland) scotland.gov.uk/Home ↗ and www.scottish.parliament.uk ↗<br/>
- (in the case of Wales) new.wales.gov.uk ↗<br/>— healthcare providers in the channel islands:<br/>
- gov.gg ↗<br/>
- www.gov.je ↗
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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).
- “Immersive, Simulation and Related Technologies Dynamic Purchasing System” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Greater London.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
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Half of these awards were announced within 45 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid8% / 7%
2–346% / 23%
4–68% / 21%
7+38% / 49%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Lot #1The London Procurement Partnership is advertising for suppliers for a Immersive,…Published estimate£500m
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1 bid7%
2–313%
4–67%
7+73%
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Where the award price may land.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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QA LimitedLarge | £13m48 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 18 live · £7.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=6 |
| £6.2m10 awards in 36m · last this month | 6 live · £1.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 54% below n=1 | |
Arden University LtdLarge | £44k1 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 1 live · £44k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £78k4 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 3 live · £327k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Let Me PlayLarge | 6 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 5 live · £11m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jan 2023, 09:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 11:34 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000595- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0397a1Find a Tender
Publisher note: In accordance with Regulation 34(18) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, the time period for the evaluation of the initial SQ submissions received during the initial 30 day period will be extended 20 calendar days, following which the Contracting Authority will notify the Tenderer of the outcome of their SQ submission. <br/><br/>Due to the extended evaluation period, the date when further competitions may be issued to DPS suppliers will not start until 18th September 2023. Thereafter, and for the duration of the DPS, the Contracting Authority will inform Tenderers of the outcome of their SQ submission within 10 days of receipt of the SQ submission, which may be extended to 15 days in individual circumstances.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com)Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Admission period ends
- 3 Sept 2027, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
31 Mar 2023 → 3 Sept 2027 · 4 dates- Next notice expected31 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected21 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published287 days ago6 Jan 2026, 11:34 GMT
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 317 days · period end, not a bid countdown3 Sept 2027, 12:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2023- Published value published: £500,000,00017 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
- Status changed to active17 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Sept 2027, 12:00 BST17 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Contract periodII.2.7.4 | 26 Mar 2026 | 27 Mar 2028 | +732 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria