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Published 11 Mar 2024, 09:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Understanding Patient Data · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 14 Feb 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Understanding Patient Data

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Understanding Patient Data (UPD) is an independent initiative focused on supporting conversations with the public, patients and healthcare professionals on the transformation and innovation in the use of health data.<br/><br/>NHS England’s is joining a number of multiple large scale credible funders (of UPD's initiatives) such as the NHS Confederation, the Welcome Medical Research Council, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research to take forward a ‘what words to use’ programme of work, which will produce independent guidance that can be adopted by a variety of organisations that supports NHSE to meaningfully communicate with patients and the public about uses of health data that is transparent and authentic.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Direct AwardAwarded

Direct Award<br/><br/>UPD occupies a unique position as an independent advisory body and the sole available provider of the services required. Co-funding this initiative stands as the sole avenue through which NHS England can become a stakeholder in UPD's undertakings and derive benefits from the resultant outcomes.

Delivery: UK

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Mar 2024, 09:45 GMT
Last source update
11 Mar 2024, 09:45 GMT
Authority reference
C232684
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007623
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04471d Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

UPD occupies a unique position as an independent advisory body and the sole available provider of the services required. Co-funding this initiative stands as the sole avenue through which NHS England can become a stakeholder in UPD's undertakings and derive benefits from the resultant outcomes.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Understanding Patient DataSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic0—£300,000 – £300,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 7UEContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.