RFI - Child Digital Health Services

{
  "id": "053329-2026",
  "tag": [
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  ],
  "date": "2026-06-05T13:12:54+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06aeb5",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY",
    "name": "NHS England"
  },
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    "id": "C451248",
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          "startDate": "2027-07-01T00:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
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    "title": "RFI - Child Digital Health Services",
    "value": {
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      "currency": "GBP",
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    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
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    "description": "To inform any potential formal procurement, NHS England is conducting this market information-gathering exercise. This document outlines the background and our proposed criteria for procurement of multi-disciplinary teams within the Children’s Digital Health Services team. In summary, the purpose of this exercise is to:\n• Validate and affirm requirements: Determine whether the market can deliver against our requirements and meet our programme’s needs.\n• Inform budgeting: Help determine an appropriate budget range for any potential solution.\n• Sourcing options:  gathering information on potential routes to market.\n• Understand delivery approaches: Gain insight into how delivery models and teams can be adapted to support any contracting model.\n• Explore options: Learn about other approaches, adaptations or success criteria to existing requirements that can help us to achieve our ultimate objective.\nN.B\nPlease note that the estimated contract start and end dates are subject to change.",
    "aboveThreshold": true,
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
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  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY",
      "name": "NHS England",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKI45",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "SE1 8UG",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - central government"
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      "identifier": {
        "id": "PDPT-3135-BWWY",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "england.commercialqueries@nhs.net"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "053329-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053329-2026",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2026-06-05T13:12:54+01:00"
      }
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    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-07-06T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Suppliers interested in this opportunity are requested to complete the Request for Information (RFI) document related to Child Digital Health Services. \nPlease remember that this is a preliminary market engagement and not a competitive tender. This process is being carried out in accordance with the principles outlined in the introduction to the RFI document, and its primary aim is to inform future decision-making.\nThe RFI document and questionnaire can be found on Atamis by searching for \"C451248 RFI – Child Digital Health Services\". To register on the NHS England’s e-Tendering portal and to access this opportunity, please go to:\nhttps://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.\nYou can then search for the opportunity and access any further information.\nClarification questions and responses must be submitted via the NHS England’s e-Tendering portal, Atamis.\nA webinar will be held on Tuesday 16/06/2026 at 14:00 to 15:00 (BST) for 1 hour to further explain the requirements and aims of the programme. To book a slot for the webinar, please submit your details using the link below:\nhttps://www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/child-digital-health-services-market-engagement\nThe deadline for submitting questions relating to this RFI prior to Market Engagement Event is 17:00 11/06/2026. NHSE will aim to respond to questions submitted before this deadline, during the Market Engagement Event.\nThe overall deadline for submitting questions relating to this RFI will be 12:00, 17/06/2026.\nThis preliminary market engagement exercise is due for return by 17:00, 06/07/2026.\nIf you experience any difficulties accessing the documents, please write to england.supplier@nhs.net"
      }
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