Official UK procurement notice
NJR Collection of plain x-ray imaging data
Authority: Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDue to the existing workflows run through NEC via the NJR lot 1 contract, as well as NEC being an international provider of the required services, the decision is to direct award this contract.
The purpose of a pilot phase is to identify a complex and varied technical environment associated with the collection and storage of patient imaging. Due to the complexity, the proposal is to undertake the initial discovery phase of the project to include options appraisal of the various approaches available before commencing with the pilot.
This pilot will also inform the direction of travel for a national roll out under the new NJR contract
The scope of the procurement is to:
Discovery and design report.
- Pilot architecture and integration design documentation
•Operational service model and support playbooks
•Onboarding and site enablement guidance
•Information governance and security documentation
•Pilot evaluation report and national rollout plan
The value of the contract is £40,600 excluding VAT
Therefore, £48,720 inclusive of VAT
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 23 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069566- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d197Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published23 Jul 2026, 11:02 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected5 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Software Solutions LTD10 Aug 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 28 Feb 2027Extensions: As this is a pilot pahse, the discovery process may intriduce extended timelines and agreements based on project plan and outputs. Monthly meetings will be held with the provider to ensure the timeline is stuck to as closely as is reasonably practicable. | £40,600 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender