Official UK procurement notice
Request for Information (RFI): Digital Therapeutic Mobile App and Website
Authority: East London NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRequest for Information (RFI): Digital Therapeutic Mobile App and Website
Atamis C435655
RFI Overview
East London NHS Foundation Trust (“the Authority”) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to better understand the current UK market Digital Therapeutic Mobile App and Website managed services, including service models, mobilisation approaches, reporting, sustainability options and indicative pricing.
This RFI is being conducted to support internal value for money (VfM) assurance and potential future planning. This is not a call for competition, invitation to tender, or procurement exercise, and the Authority is not committing to any purchase or subsequent procurement as a result of this RFI.
Scope of services (indicative)
Suppliers are asked to provide information relating to some or all of the following service areas (please state clearly what you can provide): (Full specifications Appendices A)
- Digital Therapeutic Mobile App and Website
Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (Ages 11-19)
Contract context
The Authority The overarching aim of this commissioned service is to radically improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health trajectory of all Children and Young People aged 11-19 experiencing emerging psychological needs across the entire North East London ICS footprint. By providing an immediate, highly accessible digital response, the service intends to build psychological resilience, prevent the escalation of distress, and systematically manage demand from overflowing into specialist physical or urgent healthcare settings.
The digital therapeutic provision is not envisioned as a standalone novelty; rather, it must function as a seamlessly integrated 'digital front door' to the wider NEL mental health ecosystem of providers and system partners. The objectives reflect a dual focus on delivering direct clinical value to the end-user while simultaneously generating systemic efficiencies for the broader NEL Integrated Care Board..
What we need from you
Suppliers are requested to submit:
A) Service Offering Response (Attachment A)
- Section 3 - Service model and scope – 3.1
B) Indicative Pricing Submission
- Section 4- Pricing of Service and Delivery – 4.1
Please provide the pricing schedule using the Authority’s specifications in Appendices A, please note an External document maybe provided
Also if applicable the below
- any fixed charges (e.g., management fees, rental fees)
- any typical additional charges (e.g.,emergency uplift)
- indexation assumptions (CPI/RPI/etc.)
RFI timetable
- RFI published: 30/03/2026
- Deadline for clarification questions: 15/04/2026
- RFI response deadline: 30/04/2026
All dates are subject to change at the Authority’s discretion.
Communications and clarifications
All communications relating to this RFI must be via Atamis messaging. The Authority will not respond to direct approaches outside the portal.
Important notices (compliance / disclaimers)
- This RFI is for information gathering and market intelligence only.
- The Authority is not liable for any costs incurred by suppliers in responding.
- The Authority may choose to cancel or amend this RFI at any time.
- Any future procurement (if undertaken) will be conducted in accordance with applicable UK procurement rules and the Authority’s Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.
- The Authority may use information received to shape future requirements, internal business cases, or procurement documentation. No information provided is confidential unless clearly marked and justifiable; however, the Authority will handle responses in accordance with its legal obligations (including FOIA). Suppliers should therefore avoid including unnecessary sensitive information.
Evaluation approach (for transparency)
Responses will be reviewed for:
- Service capability and coverage
- Operational approach and mobilisation
- Compliance and governance
- Reporting and data quality
- Indicative pricing and cost drivers
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How East London NHS Foundation Trust buys IT services: consulting, software, internet (CPV 72), and who usually turns up
East London NHS Foundation Trust’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: IT services: consulting, software, internet (CPV 72) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Greater London (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Greater London.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 68 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid8%
2–331%
4–631%
7+29%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate41%
Within ±2%38%
Above estimate21%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 102 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid8%
2–331%
4–631%
7+29%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 30 Mar 2026, 17:29 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 17:29 BST
- Authority reference
C435655- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029343- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06785fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published206 days ago30 Mar 2026, 17:29 BST
- Tender notice expected175 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement175 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Request for Information (RFI): Digital Therapeutic Mobile App and Website
atamis: C435655
RFI Overview
East London NHS Foundation Trust (“the Authority”) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to better understand the current UK market Digital Therapeutic Mobile App and Website managed services, including service models, mobilisation approaches, reporting, sustainability options and indicative pricing.
This RFI is being conducted to support internal value for money (VfM) assurance and potential future planning. This is not a call for competition, invitation to tender, or procurement exercise, and the Authority is not committing to any purchase or subsequent procurement as a result of this RFI.
Scope of services (indicative)
Suppliers are asked to provide information relating to some or all of the following service areas (please state clearly what you can provide): (Full specifications Appendices A)
- Digital Therapeutic Mobile App and Website
Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (Ages 11-19)
Contract context
The Authority The overarching aim of this commissioned service is to radically improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health trajectory of all Children and Young People aged 11-19 experiencing emerging psychological needs across the entire North East London ICS footprint. By providing an immediate, highly accessible digital response, the service intends to build psychological resilience, prevent the escalation of distress, and systematically manage demand from overflowing into specialist physical or urgent healthcare settings.
The digital therapeutic provision is not envisioned as a standalone novelty; rather, it must function as a seamlessly integrated 'digital front door' to the wider NEL mental health ecosystem of providers and system partners. The objectives reflect a dual focus on delivering direct clinical value to the end-user while simultaneously generating systemic efficiencies for the broader NEL Integrated Care Board..
What we need from you
Suppliers are requested to submit:
A) Service Offering Response (Attachment A)
- Section 3 - Service model and scope – 3.1
B) Indicative Pricing Submission
- Section 4- Pricing of Service and Delivery – 4.1
Please provide the pricing schedule using the Authority’s specifications in Appendices A, please note an External document maybe provided
Also if applicable the below
- any fixed charges (e.g., management fees, rental fees)
- any typical additional charges (e.g.,emergency uplift)
- indexation assumptions (CPI/RPI/etc.)
RFI timetable
- RFI published: 30/03/2026
- Deadline for clarification questions: 15/04/2026
- RFI response deadline: 30/04/2026
All dates are subject to change at the Authority’s discretion.
Communications and clarifications
All communications relating to this RFI must be via Atamis messaging. The Authority will not respond to direct approaches outside the portal.
Important notices (compliance / disclaimers)
- This RFI is for information gathering and market intelligence only.
- The Authority is not liable for any costs incurred by suppliers in responding.
- The Authority may choose to cancel or amend this RFI at any time.
- Any future procurement (if undertaken) will be conducted in accordance with applicable UK procurement rules and the Authority’s Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.
- The Authority may use information received to shape future requirements, internal business cases, or procurement documentation. No information provided is confidential unless clearly marked and justifiable; however, the Authority will handle responses in accordance with its legal obligations (including FOIA). Suppliers should therefore avoid including unnecessary sensitive information.
Evaluation approach (for transparency)
Responses will be reviewed for:
- Service capability and coverage
- Operational approach and mobilisation
- Compliance and governance
- Reporting and data quality
- Indicative pricing and cost drivers
- Contract starts175 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Mar 2026, 17:29 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender