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Published 4 Jul 2025, 15:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Local Risk Management System for LTHTR and ONE LSC

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Final published estimate£4,000,000initial estimate £5,000,000 · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Aug 2025awarded 25 Sept 2025
Awarded to Softcat Plc2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As the lead Contracting Authority for this procurement, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of ONE LSC partners, it is intended that other Participating Authorities within Lancashire and South Cumbria will be able to award future contracts with the preferred bidder on the same, or better terms as illustrated within any Value/Quantity derived benefits or discounts, in the future as and when their existing contracts may expire.

These Participating Authorities in addition to the lead Contracting Authority LTHTR are:-

  • East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Blackpool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
  • North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • No preliminary market engagement: Prior Market Engagement not deemed necessary due to mature market with systems ready made for NHS with strong reference to standards and NHS connectivity requirements

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£4,000,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2032 with extensionsValue: £4,000,000 exc. VAT · £4,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Extensions are permissible of 1 or 2 years so long as the maximum term does not exceed 7 years

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Part A - Quality Questions Response: 10 Quality questions each graded 0-4 will contribute a total of 60% to the overall assessment.
  • Part B - Technical Response and Self Assessment: A technical OBS confirming compliance with key requirements will contribute a total of 20% to the overall assessment.
  • Part C - Commercial Response: The overall contract value for LTHTR as initial Contracting Authority will contribute a total of 20% to the overall assessment.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jul 2025, 15:08 BST
Last source update
23 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
Authority reference
C374150
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037496
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055951 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Annual in advance

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jul 2025 → 23 Jan 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 15:08 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent394 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by388 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Standstill ends360 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts296 days ago
    1 Jan 2026
  7. Latest notice published274 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 15:08 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 15:17 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £4,000,000
    4 Jul 2025, 15:17 BST
    was £5,000,000
  4. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 15:24 BST
    UK4
  5. Contract award notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
    UK6
  6. Status changed to complete
    17 Oct 2025, 12:30 BST
  7. Contract signature expected
    29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  8. Contract details notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (2)

Estimated contract value

Contract locations

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-07: 2 releases · 4 Jul 2025, 4 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £128,7921 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Softcat Plc31 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2031 · up to 30 Jan 2033Extensions: Extendable option for 1 year + 1 year · Options: Additional modules that are available throughout the contract period£128,792same award published again · counted once25 Sept 2025standstill to 28 Oct 2025Standstill
Softcat Plc£128,792 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Local Risk Management System for LTHTR and ONE LSC · Softcat Plc

    Signed
    29 Oct 2025
    Value
    £128,792
    Period
    31 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2031 · up to 30 Jan 2033 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Extendable option for 1 year + 1 year
    Options
    Additional modules that are available throughout the contract period

    No agreed KPIs: Provision of software

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVCN-8927-PLTG Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood, Preston, North West, PR2 9HTContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Softcat PLCAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZRT-9169-TVMT Universal Square, Devonshire Street, Manchester, North West, M12 6JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender