Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Emergency Department ICT tracking System
Authority: Western Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe intended purpose of the contract is for the Symphony supplier (Optum), to decommission the system to a read‑only model by reducing server and licence numbers, disabling live interfaces, migrating to updated Microsoft Server and SQL Server platforms, and ensuring ongoing annual support.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2026, 15:17 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083286- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b627Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Egton Medical Information Systems Ltd (Optum) is the sole owner of all Intellectual Property Rights, including copyright, in the Symphony system and associated software, and does not license or permit third-party providers to access, support, or modify the system or its underlying data.
As the system is proprietary and integral to existing operations, no alternative supplier has the legal or technical capability to deliver the required services without infringing these rights.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published16 Jun 2026, 15:17 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Jun 2026, 15:27 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published3 Sept 2026, 09:15 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egton Medical Information Systems Limited 31 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2028Options: Optum could be asked for additional reporting over and above the contracted support package purchased, cost are outline in the contract. | £113,844 | 16 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Egton Medical Information Systems Limited 3
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (30 Jun 2026), This procurement notice sequence is being terminated as it was created in error and a new notice as been published - corrected notice Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-068317 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06c018
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EGTON MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED (Optum)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender