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Published 18 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NENC020 - Continuing Healthcare Software Platform

Official notice

Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Awarded value£349,925published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to BroadCare Solutions Ltd (formerly CHS Healthcare Software Ltd)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB use an IT platform to support it's 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 put in place to run until 30th June 2027. 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 intending to Direct Award this contract to continue to support this critical function.

The contract is for 12 months the intention will be to complete a procurement process to select a long term contract no later 31/12/2026. Any contract term left will be used to manage any required migration to new software platform.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
48170000 Compliance software package48180000 Medical software package48440000 Financial analysis and accounting software package48450000 Time accounting or human resources software package72600000 Computer support and consultancy services

Procedure 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
Last source update
15 Jul 2026, 07:45 BST
Authority reference
NENC020
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066506
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b869 Find 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's All Age Continuing Care (AACC) business function which is a critical and statutory function it needs to deliver. A contract for licenses and support is to be put in place to run until 30th June 2027. 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 intending to Direct Award this contract to continue to support this critical function.

The contract is for 12 months the intention will be to complete a procurement process to select a long term contract no later 31/12/2026. Any contract term left will be used to manage any required migration to new software platform.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 07:45 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £349,9251 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BroadCare Solutions Ltd (formerly CHS Healthcare Software Ltd)SMEContinuing Healthcare Software Platform1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027£349,9255 May 2026Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: QHM · GB-PPON: PMYZ-6944-BYLH PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK, Sunderland, North East, SR5 3XBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CHS HEALTHCARE SOFTWARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11582111GB-PPON: PJMC-4143-THBQ 9 Appold Street, London, London, EC2A 2APContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender