Official UK procurement notice
NENC020 - Continuing Healthcare Software Platform
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS North East and North Cumbria ICB use an IT platform to support it All Age Continuing Care (AACC) business function which is a critical and statutory function it needs to deliver. A contract for licenses and support has been awarded to to run until 30th June 2026. The system currently in use is fully integrated into the AACC business function and no other organisation could support and provide licensing to access this system. NHS North East and North Cumbria are intending to undertake a full review of the current system as a whole and a review of what alternative options are available within the period of this current contract.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jun 2025, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2025, 08:55 BST
- Authority reference
NENC020- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041155- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0550aaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB use an IT platform to support it All Age Continuing Care (AACC) business function which is a critical and statutory function it needs to deliver. A contract for licenses and support has been awarded to run until 30th June 2026. The system currently in use is fully integrated into the AACC business function and no other organisation could support and provide licensing to access this system. As such NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB are intended to Direct Award this contract to continue to support this critical function. NHS North East and North Cumbria are intending to undertake a full review of the current system as a whole and a review of what alternative options are available within the period of this current contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Jul 2025 → 18 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published18 Jul 2025, 08:55 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Transparency notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:36 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:44 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Jul 2025, 08:55 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHS HEALTHCARE SOFTWARE LIMITEDSMEContinuing Healthcare Software Platform2 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 | £326,000 | 19 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Continuing Healthcare Software Platform · CHS HEALTHCARE SOFTWARE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2025
- Value
- £326,000
- Period
- 2 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not Required
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHS HEALTHCARE SOFTWARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender