Official UK procurement notice
Rostering system · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Awarded value£631,123published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to LOCUMTAP LTD t/a Patchwork
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPatchwork planning and workforce management
technology. Competition via G-Cloud 14 framework.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Implementation of a comprehensive end-to-end medical staffing solution that spans from…Awarded
Implementation of a comprehensive end-to-end medical staffing solution that spans from workforce planning to payroll.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 20 Aug 2025, 10:32 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2025, 10:32 BST
- Authority reference
HR102- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050052- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058b02Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Framework competition via G-Cloud 14.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £631,1231 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCUMTAP LTD t/a Patchwork | £631,123 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 050052-2025-1 · LOCUMTAP LTD t/a Patchwork
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2025
- Value
- £631,123
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHSEReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LOCUMTAP LIMITED (trading as Patchwork Health)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.