Virtual Smartcards · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£27,726published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Advanced Business Solutions

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of virtual smarcards to replce of the NHS physical smartcards, where the users' credentials are virtualised into a secure cloud-based service.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72500000 Computer-related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: 15 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST
Last source update: 15 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-033988
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068275 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
15 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £27,7261 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Advanced Business Solutions15 Apr 2026 – 31 Aug 2028	£27,726	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHZT-4273-LJQD 3rd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

OneAdvanced LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMHC-9629-CWGZ The Mailbox Level 3, 101 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1RFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST